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Exports of Food and live animals to the UK have increased from €2.3 billion in 2000 to almost €4.8 billion in 2018. This category of exports accounted for 12% of Ireland’s total exports to the UK in 2000, increasing to 30% of exports to the UK by 2018.
Exports of Machinery and transport equipment have fallen from €8 billion in 2000 to €2.2 billion in 2018, and now constitute 14% of total UK exports, down from 42% in 2000.
| Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | Machinery and transport equipment | Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | Chemicals and related products | Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | Beverages and tobacco | Food and live animals | |
| 2000 | 5.80402674834487 | 10.9974262656282 | 42.1976638074339 | 4.50850491059902 | 20.3092235427189 | 0.0850874745626197 | 0.510674143896983 | 1.64057988830489 | 1.76902516785931 | 12.1777880506514 |
| 2001 | 4.80974208579292 | 8.48530224212819 | 50.148054795452 | 3.74966375053485 | 17.0497082246731 | 0.0606797986313516 | 0.808751607262026 | 1.4677617541656 | 1.51297251787154 | 11.9073632234884 |
| 2002 | 3.35908270520445 | 7.48317671393257 | 49.2646036205332 | 3.83714284635854 | 19.1148429888729 | 0.0613574517921697 | 1.03236422307948 | 1.42838358835392 | 1.9976497094121 | 12.4213961524606 |
| 2003 | 5.66226907442656 | 10.8417989922613 | 28.9189180911275 | 5.27728440472664 | 24.962848334263 | 0.0821150440533077 | 0.644354552362527 | 1.99978663562245 | 3.18526376089481 | 18.4253611102618 |
| 2004 | 5.92858424744604 | 9.67536629417403 | 28.9679620518854 | 5.27896032733227 | 24.1209458260121 | 0.0726227454924497 | 1.5856329487098 | 2.13716173986327 | 2.85497653205421 | 19.3777872870304 |
| 2005 | 5.89950949444425 | 9.46175252204623 | 27.7084063335886 | 4.91745913241742 | 23.9403319464189 | 0.0599839807010533 | 2.72430336163128 | 2.0750941949146 | 3.21249423146657 | 20.0006648023711 |
| 2006 | 5.64288117644734 | 10.6153555931797 | 25.5275374066777 | 5.0886025879892 | 23.1431425252324 | 0.0577880963336582 | 2.26100069755449 | 2.35542704989006 | 4.4053688099458 | 20.9028960567496 |
| 2007 | 5.20379251314033 | 9.39243597622225 | 24.2846591888739 | 5.32615927765397 | 27.5392187402409 | 0.0790441732783178 | 1.58189920363014 | 2.5629653168133 | 3.60683371445154 | 20.4229918956953 |
| 2008 | 4.75142361161291 | 9.15128168587159 | 20.4445966397615 | 4.98618034195606 | 30.3219190209985 | 0.114472225280546 | 2.80006745200958 | 2.4135663711984 | 3.39989075639881 | 21.6166018949122 |
| 2009 | 6.27368357059028 | 9.26529112915516 | 14.9842700551469 | 4.70605273949725 | 34.9492803581844 | 0.0684535716481213 | 1.91044141123505 | 1.94622563433669 | 3.6821563553583 | 22.2141451748479 |
| 2010 | 4.74058377377302 | 10.2314964479655 | 10.6781560799054 | 5.1521186785038 | 37.8185226779815 | 0.0656320753599582 | 2.08069037894027 | 2.9531011148643 | 3.45309683149598 | 22.8266019412103 |
| 2011 | 2.93502289738769 | 9.5297914868554 | 11.3307340299165 | 5.39661685065489 | 35.6064243541962 | 0.140159794051475 | 4.66593935435674 | 3.43834114072342 | 2.79305572318188 | 24.1639143686758 |
| 2012 | 2.62854882946142 | 7.3543498363035 | 11.5941532253133 | 5.46188293424532 | 35.8542746014597 | 0.189540518207208 | 6.74309295883608 | 2.76728278699072 | 2.48223160811067 | 24.9246427010721 |
| 2013 | 3.22968297519838 | 7.874962566826 | 13.7772330802324 | 6.01573454680788 | 31.4230618709339 | 0.165209179869679 | 3.93745662140612 | 2.96352740457875 | 2.57826487676509 | 28.0348668773818 |
| 2014 | 3.45690885430756 | 8.42529499835818 | 15.0291794048838 | 7.4804416400666 | 26.5054153204143 | 0.12943092253955 | 3.04935490337847 | 3.50848861571559 | 2.47157883519342 | 29.9439065051426 |
| 2015 | 3.24555839135915 | 8.4928037170773 | 17.4385576521691 | 7.38299700334073 | 26.3207918471749 | 0.113945522492216 | 2.86359691097517 | 3.00957484295082 | 2.14318540229839 | 28.9889887101622 |
| 2016 | 3.347549383847 | 8.76627563123233 | 15.7244493364575 | 7.77511616230149 | 27.7633273422796 | 0.118927282516232 | 3.34648483077085 | 3.006271030863 | 2.053961741942 | 28.09763725779 |
| 2017 | 2.90456582665311 | 8.33691586187623 | 13.2242173467526 | 7.56313893345944 | 32.2146784513918 | 0.13273294564202 | 2.59522796921371 | 2.87347151339288 | 1.78945927891111 | 28.3655918727071 |
| 2018 | 3.29672221258097 | 9.08229582708261 | 13.7446121300929 | 8.0839200450263 | 27.3087454008349 | 0.150913620530955 | 3.80595071124672 | 3.19742965796494 | 1.78682762472481 | 29.5425827699149 |
| Table 7.1 Exports to the UK 2000 to 2018 | |||||||
| Product | €million | ||||||
| 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | 2012 | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Food and live animals | 2,299 | 2,745 | 3,258 | 3,051 | 3,780 | 4,509 | 4,767 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 334 | 474 | 687 | 506 | 376 | 333 | 288 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 310 | 298 | 367 | 267 | 420 | 468 | 516 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 96 | 96 | 352 | 262 | 1,023 | 445 | 614 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 24 |
| Chemicals and related products | 3,834 | 3,718 | 3,607 | 4,800 | 5,438 | 4,094 | 4,406 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 851 | 786 | 793 | 646 | 828 | 1,148 | 1,304 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 7,966 | 4,308 | 3,979 | 2,058 | 1,758 | 2,712 | 2,218 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,076 | 1,615 | 1,655 | 1,273 | 1,115 | 1,321 | 1,465 |
| Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified | 1,096 | 843 | 880 | 862 | 399 | 505 | 532 |
| Total | 18,878 | 14,896 | 15,588 | 13,735 | 15,167 | 15,554 | 16,135 |
Food and live animals are also the largest import category from the UK, with €3.8 billion imported in 2018, compared to €1.6 billion imported in 2000. In 2000, Food and live animal imports accounted for 9% of total UK imports, and this had increased to 19% by 2018.
Imports of Mineral fuels were €1.3 billion of Ireland’s total imports from the UK in 2000, representing 7% of total imports from the UK. By 2011, 28% of imports from the UK were Mineral fuels. In 2018, there were €3.4 imports of Mineral fuels, representing 17% of UK imports.
| Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | Machinery and transport equipment | Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | Chemicals and related products | Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | Beverages and tobacco | Food and live animals | |
| 2000 | 4.7721419729916 | 12.3591377558944 | 38.8474744418117 | 13.1595788159152 | 11.6584087627437 | 0.421812068603724 | 7.32301840240863 | 1.16605729276207 | 1.40489509136295 | 8.88747539550603 |
| 2001 | 3.39247134815155 | 10.994172407909 | 46.4455885387789 | 11.6025601266252 | 10.6321430169626 | 0.345203799463819 | 6.10377184617875 | 0.872073163710165 | 1.44798064291978 | 8.16403510930027 |
| 2002 | 3.28245513843004 | 11.1900449782519 | 45.7977067275943 | 11.4960233074359 | 10.8262381916784 | 0.290830916568648 | 6.2286061724367 | 0.912447212857332 | 1.74333766659364 | 8.23230968815316 |
| 2003 | 4.89676365360517 | 15.418102170052 | 26.9180841213654 | 14.6300972886498 | 13.911076565279 | 0.379349671132987 | 8.63430614179302 | 1.27688172439328 | 2.21709699460067 | 11.7182416691287 |
| 2004 | 5.36530113173512 | 15.1838715998093 | 25.953709259855 | 14.7243274177768 | 12.6943537215632 | 0.31392169448857 | 11.2350156522794 | 1.35999820470358 | 1.80269482156791 | 11.3668064962211 |
| 2005 | 4.98903786126947 | 14.5727486736082 | 27.3299599028336 | 13.5726421880246 | 11.3982741335071 | 0.291491747370528 | 13.8543408159383 | 1.45251684657219 | 1.69819267981769 | 10.8407951510583 |
| 2006 | 5.07494602905481 | 14.7542242222585 | 25.8850739711995 | 13.6617132096666 | 12.1952593366229 | 0.312302727154806 | 13.7353532765997 | 1.66272630778853 | 1.61625325250392 | 11.1021476671508 |
| 2007 | 5.03914493348271 | 14.391821018394 | 23.7078086539519 | 13.5735621462227 | 12.0437502899708 | 0.283692458164245 | 16.3545089102057 | 1.5694476186233 | 1.65620784507971 | 11.3800561259049 |
| 2008 | 4.81197788479679 | 13.8403552686784 | 18.9262134142358 | 13.5576854750236 | 12.5939661616498 | 0.384791054609781 | 19.8720757631127 | 1.37760574689425 | 1.80088810102719 | 12.8344411299717 |
| 2009 | 5.59558998950292 | 15.571417684009 | 14.2000577894882 | 11.0567455303409 | 14.5854834222034 | 0.430280346907774 | 18.1397347769102 | 1.31441889726059 | 2.33823440927366 | 16.7680371541033 |
| 2010 | 5.23396659665127 | 14.1698164923661 | 14.7135457861994 | 10.2736771426902 | 13.5899914072079 | 0.406051600289263 | 21.9845244342684 | 1.4608469722092 | 2.10695470158637 | 16.0606248665319 |
| 2011 | 4.06037242676086 | 12.2240018593685 | 14.3760273414918 | 9.71758168549654 | 12.2888791051058 | 0.350250632526516 | 28.2452278423582 | 1.34085160513519 | 1.91911432775715 | 15.4776931739995 |
| 2012 | 3.72577187730584 | 12.3335590274475 | 14.5838902800014 | 10.1052333919353 | 12.153859495015 | 0.335120843444103 | 26.4029736932263 | 1.22269759138319 | 2.15173746147623 | 16.9851563387652 |
| 2013 | 4.17654919785856 | 11.8966505239216 | 14.7418990114088 | 9.6787308740996 | 12.0124906005661 | 0.330859872397445 | 26.940098808407 | 1.14304914285984 | 1.89389484380777 | 17.1857771246732 |
| 2014 | 4.74603454153337 | 12.3671996205898 | 15.1887523263108 | 10.1161829392262 | 12.6915395892354 | 0.309710613199622 | 24.0518562803209 | 1.13177772120741 | 1.95545595115454 | 17.4414904172221 |
| 2015 | 5.09807782313073 | 14.0018766492415 | 16.9702991636156 | 10.6943546928258 | 13.6474342484997 | 0.349205798550622 | 17.6388462787572 | 1.23822504375449 | 1.87598246561529 | 18.4856978360091 |
| 2016 | 6.80074407691942 | 13.6179092381148 | 18.4942674756158 | 10.9517185389897 | 14.401853525267 | 0.381951041569611 | 12.9292349999462 | 1.21182109558044 | 2.12502030388431 | 19.0854797041126 |
| 2017 | 6.34436501347303 | 12.2360807165149 | 17.1234791962661 | 10.3813930851753 | 16.3795681077612 | 0.359163371293672 | 14.9184594600959 | 1.29059879822888 | 1.83695346980814 | 19.1299387813829 |
| 2018 | 6.03362774266387 | 12.1280658321458 | 18.0014695900186 | 10.7177323396287 | 13.6067030786916 | 0.315342363985478 | 16.9703295336243 | 1.36584176640982 | 2.0037466302135 | 18.8571411226185 |
| Table 7.2 Imports from the UK 2000 to 2018 | |||||||
| Product | €million | ||||||
| 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | 2012 | 2015 | 2018 | |
| Food and live animals | 1,565 | 1,723 | 2,157 | 2,302 | 2,790 | 3,326 | 3,770 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 247 | 326 | 314 | 321 | 354 | 338 | 401 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 205 | 188 | 323 | 180 | 201 | 223 | 273 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 1,290 | 1,270 | 2,668 | 2,490 | 4,338 | 3,174 | 3,393 |
| Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes | 74 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 63 | 63 |
| Chemicals and related products | 2,053 | 2,046 | 2,369 | 2,002 | 1,997 | 2,456 | 2,720 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 2,318 | 2,151 | 2,654 | 1,518 | 1,660 | 1,924 | 2,143 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 6,842 | 3,958 | 5,028 | 1,949 | 2,396 | 3,054 | 3,599 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 2,177 | 2,267 | 2,866 | 2,138 | 2,026 | 2,520 | 2,425 |
| Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified | 841 | 720 | 986 | 768 | 612 | 917 | 1,206 |
| Total | 17,613 | 14,704 | 19,425 | 13,728 | 16,429 | 17,994 | 19,992 |
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