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International Trade

International Trade

Net Exports decreased by 26.9% (€16.6 bn) in Q3 2024

Online ISSN: 2009-5775
CSO statistical release, , 11am
Table 4.1 Exports and Imports, Q3 20241
 Amount €mQuarterly % change
Exports of Goods82,0963.3
Exports of Services100,487-14.1
Imports of Goods42,2405.1
Imports of Services95,4550.8
Net Exports44,888 
1Constant Market Prices, chain linked annually and referenced to year 2022 and seasonally adjusted.

Total Exports contracted by 7.0% in Q3 2024 compared with Q2 2024 while Total Imports rose by 2.1% which meant that overall net exports for the quarter were 26.9% lower in Q3 compared with Q2 2024 or €16.6 billion lower in money terms quarter-on-quarter.

Turning to the year-to-date results for the first nine months of 2024, Net Exports rose by 8.3% over the period compared with the equivalent period in 2023 or €12.1 billion in money terms. The increase in Exports of €46.4 billion for the nine months of 2024 compared with the equivalent period of 2023 outpaced the increase in Imports of €34.3 billion.

See International Accounts for more detail on current price data.

Exports (Goods)Exports (Services)Imports (Goods)Imports (Services)Net Exports
Q1 202278.97169562789.8167387935-35.4962646261-77.077866866556.2143029279
Q2 202287.590173208188.7204853773-37.3364401888-85.806370926153.1678474705
Q3 202293.638846466290.7511439582-38.8496473683-92.946977225752.5933658304
Q4 202294.856396367288.1032333563-38.0291399335-91.254905945653.6755838444
Q1 202388.29461232286.823388915-36.2613635852-85.807160239953.0494774119
Q2 202375.959973198390.0389500153-38.2697541772-84.088063314143.6411057223
Q3 202371.638845845693.823578589-36.4808331389-85.209392138843.7721991569
Q4 202369.492398498293.718477912-38.0106091841-99.101746686526.0985205396
Q1 202473.363999182101.9262023024-39.5430222296-89.006751686746.7404275681
Q2 202479.4391671512116.9272715759-40.1840670232-94.741527663261.4408440407
Q3 202482.0962923623100.4870513118-42.2403286522-95.455118314944.887896707

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