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International Trade

International Trade

Net Exports increased by 2.1% (€1.0 bn) in Q1 2023

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 4.1 Exports and Imports, Q1 20231
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Exports of Goods87,147-4.5
Exports of Services79,6882.0
Imports of Goods35,186-0.4
Imports of Services83,312-3.9
Net Exports48,336 
1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2021 and seasonally adjusted.

Total Exports decreased by a modest 1.5% in Q1 2023 compared with Q4 2022 while Total Imports contracted by 2.9% which meant that overall net exports for the quarter were 2.1% higher in Q1 compared with Q4 2022 or €1.0 billion higher in money terms quarter-on-quarter. See International Accounts for more detail on current price data.

Exports (Goods)Exports (Services)Imports (Goods)Imports (Services)Net Exports
Q1 202056.25303987965.220958028-27.217475373-118.20185879-23.945336256
Q2 202056.38184931659.39229669-23.67184616-57.2727079434.829591906
Q3 202060.92675192364.400424192-26.529195416-60.44551666338.352464036
Q4 202063.58268089578.057216412-29.895450381-93.57504998518.169396941
Q1 202168.54319770968.553296538-27.080909034-60.63198678349.38359843
Q2 202170.75550548173.497644316-28.31168241-66.97353249948.967934888
Q3 202169.88302940576.538852279-27.427129421-70.62533534548.369416918
Q4 202171.62243754680.032351767-29.278369152-94.91597484827.460445313
Q1 202277.24180557780.776334309-33.112926604-73.41992009651.485293186
Q2 202284.69446082778.245497449-35.477791691-80.55089605246.911270533
Q3 202290.59169864780.63287366-38.484697399-87.67462444945.065250459
Q4 202291.25381667978.145533262-35.328103838-86.71058658747.360659516
Q1 202387.14680640879.687885915-35.186389623-83.31226694548.336035755

Get the data: NAQ04

Table 4.2 Trade Summary: Quarterly Breakdown of Trade into Goods/Services at Current and Constant Prices1

Table 4.3 Seasonally Adjusted (SA) Trade Summary: Quarterly Breakdown of Trade into Goods/Services at SA Current and SA Constant Prices1