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Appendix 1
Exports to the UK by activity sector and enterprise size 2015-2017
Sector201520162017
€millionNumber of enterprises€millionNumber of enterprises€millionNumber of enterprises
Agri/food      
Micro141239134271194249
Small204132202147223152
Medium9989891295896100
Large2,475382,369402,36340
Total3,8185073,6185533,677541
      
Pharmaceuticals      
Micro33417372546
Small14948122524848
Medium180341112816129
Large2,043232,504263,40224
Total2,3741392,7531433,636147
      
Other manufacturing and construction      
Micro170872206854232803
Small518570511610552610
Medium1,6792531,6422641,572267
Large1,195541,050601,20063
Total3,5621,7493,4081,7883,5551,743
      
Wholesale/retail      
Micro1,3291,9081,0401,8729711,858
Small1,009861962899976895
Medium830159872171725179
Large320343493660140
Total3,4872,9623,2232,9783,2732,972
      
Services/other      
Micro1,1588989879201,236894
Small140254187270113293
Medium546804418923089
Large1832282207724
Total2,0281,2541,6971,2991,6561,300
      
Unknown64161531926716
      
Total15,3346,62714,8516,78016,0656,719
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Appendix 2
Imports from the UK by activity sector and enterprise size 2015-2017
Sector201520162017
€millionNumber of enterprises€millionNumber of enterprises€millionNumber of enterprises
Agri/food      
Micro968541101,0161071,076
Small203269206290208285
Medium484129467134658136
Large758397274082541
Total1,5411,2911,5111,4801,7971,538
      
Pharmaceuticals      
Micro186716762464
Small665549574854
Medium1264690419543
Large265263982995030
Total4761945532031,117191
      
Other manufacturing and construction      
Micro2863,6493363,9753324,187
Small4651,3894491,5155231,597
Medium8573768234001,160433
Large1,673731,120811,15583
Total3,2815,4872,7275,9713,1706,300
      
Wholesale/retail      
Micro2,8629,3242,6059,3952,7539,329
Small3,3332,6773,1702,7613,2382,892
Medium2,8454252,8794292,917462
Large4,210713,867743,90678
Total13,25112,49712,52112,65912,81312,761
      
Services/other      
Micro1,7833,6281,5993,8101,7503,990
Small2751,3182631,4783711,569
Medium391435395484336531
Large475212546217512225
Total2,9245,5932,8035,9892,9696,315
      
Unknown402405074259247
      
Total21,87625,10220,62226,34422,45927,152
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Appendix 3
Intra-EU trade in 2017 by SME* enterprises
SectorExportsImports
Number of enterprisesValue of EU trade (€000)Value of UK trade (€000)Number of enterprisesValue of EU trade (€000)Value of UK trade (€000)
Agri/food
UK trade only248349,414349,414797347,909347,909
UK plus other EU trade2531,762,610964,3487001,052,053624,753
Other EU trade excluding UK75361,969 9134,164 
Total5762,473,9931,313,7621,5881,434,125972,662
      
Pharmaceuticals      
UK trade only4475,44775,447298,7978,797
UK plus other EU trade79624,060158,250132655,852158,019
Other EU trade excluding UK19543,379 23354,070 
Total1421,242,887233,6981841,018,719166,816
      
Other manufacturing and construction      
UK trade only881700,706700,7063,168493,675493,675
UK plus other EU trade7994,763,7681,654,1713,0493,073,7951,520,615
Other EU trade excluding UK152308,775 308129,379 
Total1,8325,773,2492,354,8766,5253,696,8492,014,290
      
Wholesale/retail      
UK trade only1,6431,055,6881,055,6884,8733,181,0943,181,094
UK plus other EU trade1,2894,043,4321,616,7207,81012,668,2375,725,851
Other EU trade excluding UK249379,220 1,0761,392,264 
Total3,1815,478,3402,672,40713,75917,241,5958,906,945
      
Services/other      
UK trade only757429,484429,4843,051500,973500,973
UK plus other EU trade5194,382,1831,150,1073,0392,880,0661,956,592
Other EU trade excluding UK154661,286 43912,064,212 
Total1,4305,472,9531,579,5926,52915,445,2512,457,564
       
Total7,16120,441,4238,154,33528,58538,836,54014,518,277
* SME sector includes Micro, Small, and Medium sized enterprises, defined as those with fewer than 250 employees

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