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Table NI13.1 Planning permissions granted1 for residential dwellings in Northern Ireland
 2002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18
New single dwellings6,6767,3558,5368,4187,6026,5194,7083,8322,6192,7182,2121,7871,7101,7622,1401,833
Replacement single dwellings1,5401,6141,7041,7591,5151,8212,0601,7541,085926760584637615738734
Housing developments21,3231,2451,3421,4301,4721,6831,8711,5841,057719568481555558734735
Total9,53910,21411,58211,60710,58910,0238,6397,1704,7614,3633,5402,8522,9022,9353,6123,302
1The number of applications granted is based on the number of decisions issued in the same time period.
2It is not currently possible to extract the actual number of houses included in a housing development application and these can vary greatly in number. Housing developments also include apartments.
Source: NI Planning Portal
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Table NI15.1 Northern Ireland Total Public Sector Current Receipts excl. PS Banks

Table NI17.1 Goods Exports and Imports 2017 classified by commodity (summary level)
 €000% of which:€000% of which:
SITC level 112017 Exports2017 Imports
TotalNorthern IrelandNorthern IrelandTotalNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland
0Food and live animals11,375,321611,3255.47,183,223598,4118.3
1Beverages and tobacco1,362,55578,0005.7906,74170,8077.8
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,814,82769,9973.9903,43255,8616.2
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials992,19056,2575.74,680,62917,0410.4
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes91,3507,4528.2259,78120,5797.9
5Chemicals and related products67,821,791349,6440.517,480,80761,9080.4
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material2,277,391262,06711.55,060,498141,6662.8
7Machinery and transport equipment20,937,806145,6450.732,005,298122,0530.4
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles14,860,440191,0061.38,299,99776,7350.9
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere1,017,500156,95815.42,282,429118,3705.2
Total122,551,1701,928,3511.679,062,8331,283,4301.6
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI17.2 Net Goods Exports and Imports 2017 with Northern Ireland classified by commodity (summary level)
 €000
SITC level 11ExportsImportsNet exports less imports
Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland
0Food and live animals611,325598,41112,914
1Beverages and tobacco78,00070,8077,194
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels69,99755,86114,136
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials56,25717,04139,217
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes7,45220,579-13,127
5Chemicals and related products349,64461,908287,736
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material262,067141,666120,401
7Machinery and transport equipment145,645122,05323,592
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles191,00676,735114,271
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere156,958118,37038,588
Total1,928,3511,283,430644,920
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI17.3 Goods Exports and Imports 2016 and 2017 classified by commodity (summary level)
SITC level 112016 Exports2017 Exports2016 Imports2017 Imports
€000% of which:€000% of which:€000% of which:€000% of which:
 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
0Food and live animals10,096,4035.111,375,3215.46,688,9786.87,183,2238.3
1Beverages and tobacco1,333,4706.61,362,5555.7914,3544.2906,7417.8
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,529,3105.11,814,8273.9824,2496.3903,4326.2
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials691,2135.5992,1905.73,775,8500.54,680,6290.4
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes78,2798.291,3508.2244,5517.8259,7817.9
5Chemicals and related products66,385,3280.367,821,7910.514,963,1620.417,480,8070.4
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material2,143,71011.12,277,39111.54,751,1802.65,060,4982.8
7Machinery and transport equipment21,420,2340.720,937,8060.731,580,8250.432,005,2980.4
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles14,645,3411.314,860,4401.38,252,5040.98,299,9970.9
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere968,86717.11,017,50015.42,134,9355.42,282,4295.2
Total119,292,1551.4122,551,1701.674,130,5891.579,062,8331.6
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
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Table 17.4 Goods Exports and Imports 2017 classified by commodity (detailed level)

Table NI17.5 Top 6 Exports to Northern Ireland, 2017 classified by commodity (detailed level)
 €000
SITC level 21Northern Ireland
01Meat and meat preparations191,448
54Medical and pharmaceutical products180,333
66Non-metallic mineral manufactures nes90,410
02Dairy products and birds' eggs88,888
89Miscellaneous manufactured articles nes84,277
00Live animals other than animals of Division 0382,171
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI17.6 Top 6 Imports from Northern Ireland, 2017 classified by commodity (detailed level)
 €000
SITC level 21Northern Ireland
02Dairy products and birds' eggs246,975
08Feeding stuff for animals (excluding unmilled cereals)112,343
05Vegetables and fruit82,953
11Beverages 70,802
04Cereals and cereal preparations66,877
78Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)48,409
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI17.7 Goods Exports and Imports, 2007 - 2017
 €000
 20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Exports           
Northern Ireland1,740,5161,564,5311,291,8951,326,1241,421,9981,435,7891,477,8311,605,1821,744,1251,654,6661,928,351
Total Exports from Ireland90,579,70088,503,07987,585,45490,923,80793,190,63893,506,68489,181,45792,615,855112,407,343119,292,155122,551,170
            
Imports           
Northern Ireland1,360,7671,261,316941,076989,7161,047,2501,025,9811,016,4361,103,8631,091,3431,075,4281,283,430
Total Imports to Ireland65,939,34659,335,56648,203,34048,694,61753,035,19356,179,20955,787,07862,157,48070,111,00974,130,58979,062,833
            
As a % of total exports:           
Northern Ireland1.91.81.51.51.51.51.71.71.61.41.6
            
As a % of total imports:           
Northern Ireland2.12.12.02.02.01.81.81.81.61.51.6
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI19.1 Median headline earnings 1997 to 2017
 Hourly earnings excluding overtime 1 Weekly earnings 1 Annual earnings 3
Full-time 2Part-timeAll Full-time 2Part-timeAll Full-time 2Part-timeAll
£££ £££ £££
19976.924.556.35 286.787.5237.8 N/AN/AN/A
19987.344.756.62 298.192.0249.5 N/AN/AN/A
19997.574.856.76 310.599.9253.5 15,7985,02213,022
20007.785.007.07 320.2101.7266.2 16,5995,39113,752
20018.005.287.23 330.5104.5270.2 17,5295,75114,306
20028.405.417.55 342.0109.4284.3 18,3256,00815,314
20038.645.887.86 352.0119.4290.0 18,5026,05315,050
20049.236.138.26 375.0125.0307.1 19,5376,57616,048
 
2004 49.146.298.23372.6126.5305.4 19,6226,64816,146
2005 49.507.128.73385.2134.6318.7 20,0607,64716,966
2006 410.007.149.10405.1131.6325.1 20,9357,32216,752
 
20069.957.059.00402.5130.8322.7 20,7397,20216,672
20079.737.399.00400.3140.8329.9 20,9347,78117,171
200810.147.859.47417.7150.0345.0 22,1227,96818,192
200910.868.009.95437.1159.1354.6 23,0238,51118,274
201010.798.009.70437.3149.1354.7 22,3947,79818,131
201111.067.699.85444.7150.5354.5 23,0347,95218,208
201211.367.7810.00457.6148.3360.8 23,9448,03718,693
201311.468.0010.25463.6155.2365.5 23,9528,23918,473
201411.367.9610.12460.0154.2363.1 24,4918,88219,485
201511.978.0410.54484.7162.5381.9 25,7199,18420,348
201612.158.2310.72493.6171.0393.1 25,9789,31420,966
201712.348.6711.00 501.2178.2409.5 25,9999,91621,254
1Full-time employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey period was unaffected by absence.
2Full-time defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week (or 25 or more for the teaching professions).
3Annual earnings estimates relate to employees who have been in the same job for at least 12 months, regardless of whether or not their pay was affected by absence.
4There were a number of methodological changes during the series in 2004, 2006 and 2011 – see Further information tab for more detail
Source: NISRA

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