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Ireland's Trade in Goods 2018

Trade in Goods since 1973

Exports 1973 to 2018

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In 1973, Food and live animals comprised 41% of Ireland’s total exports, and were valued at €1.1 billion. Exports of Chemical products accounted for just 7% of exports.

In 2018, exports of Food and live animals were just 8% of total exports, or €11 billion, while Chemical products comprise 61% of total exports, or €85.7 billion.

Exports of Machinery and equipment grew from 10% of total exports in 1973 to 40% in 2001, with a total value of €38 billion. In 2018, this category accounted for 14% of total exports.

	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
1973	6.17212134391649	10.1910949222573	9.85538762639991	16.8761552680222	6.75247363270632	0.378203037222283	0.765285781595448	5.76564821862201	2.71954622884274	40.5240839404154
1974	5.50817919235683	10.6926623340554	10.2873132255735	17.6719157918125	8.6389768371938	0.543242792867855	1.30957340443259	5.88631061489752	2.31044825862356	37.1513775481864
1975	4.84062819339441	9.72467838879342	11.1393215067326	13.8657661589158	7.47527720976092	0.432859681637282	1.31914736165086	4.6345641312498	2.16473371647718	44.4030236513877
1976	5.24421933606773	10.1979969007118	13.652754325066	15.0184576254098	9.00915976076681	0.437696088440706	0.661797163532782	4.19390970378837	2.04342900910045	39.5405800871156
1977	5.24060678998291	10.163675918304	15.1378488129164	15.1940504457349	9.69070024044416	0.418806936601306	0.663410704143596	3.80970133382707	1.64651706252799	38.0346817555176
1978	4.81322877773714	10.4446182076427	13.8388832424709	13.8369961812259	11.9781079632921	0.359684504622503	0.410528844927154	4.05928136455259	1.76219626287454	38.4964746506545
1979	4.31061599218627	10.9157100868491	16.1393843361786	13.2347815886475	12.9883267407473	0.314981207336623	0.479073077949979	4.91578119483611	1.88157621496714	34.8197695603013
1980	3.96681830221303	10.9459245431015	18.688635783584	12.7493657523843	12.736209129346	0.225668880207404	0.654570933007131	4.44840472087414	2.05683159580385	33.5275703594787
1981	4.16114706590222	11.2897897551374	21.9670933985685	12.399303689588	13.4494235327863	0.145526238572036	0.662203730140152	3.80557378022043	2.63765483180741	29.4822839772776
1982	3.99535607142462	11.3502540599781	24.4997398514386	11.2510655020867	14.151417532906	0.13316008546157	0.632811375687733	4.03437835563969	2.9784519500072	26.9733652153698
1983	4.46398454596163	11.9782180809618	26.1260876044902	10.44727518455	13.8773308483956	0.127562506989455	1.14488682697933	4.09544039177693	2.62641300400347	25.1128010058917
1984	4.23090860777838	11.1397929068718	28.6625142531206	9.4982122634637	13.8947500541269	0.157583173519583	1.20077616993313	5.67704823162168	2.3389988215119	23.1994155180524
1985	4.42991147516734	11.0912646849251	29.6563726522408	9.2771987627621	14.4358567807807	0.163138216028398	1.26928839420569	4.61940950303146	2.42616969138973	22.6313898394687
1986	3.90284872091481	11.829356844425	30.4039151398216	9.43638960554304	13.344993216371	0.110964359084631	0.782732238582446	4.34162337127164	2.43508295148729	23.4120935524986
1987	3.40585984184968	12.1626394413116	31.3752838289978	8.78674427419499	12.1897618785148	0.0957914834665868	0.720004130424772	4.09975504612834	2.20772085379053	24.9564392213209
1988	3.48993454400595	13.0563356266528	31.2103828920914	8.4198715150578	13.105266971208	0.0935295929347363	0.52457345564484	4.48556739750275	2.04204037754389	23.5724976273578
1989	3.61479942962328	13.4663690797504	31.8725860112028	7.86978085148295	14.282850116084	0.0882358479363014	0.470341203610559	4.31097455075064	2.04061989109234	21.9834430184667
1990	4.07169397413397	14.2203749718535	31.3002458323017	8.03057678989521	15.8568454086666	0.0782690584580545	0.632112737767397	3.60349690420275	2.27714179284815	19.9292425298726
1991	3.41806968828833	14.9607781106026	29.3937296890718	8.02364288665429	17.6903141154387	0.0812843525497597	0.594994538830465	3.28628741205273	2.36151993191852	20.1893792745929
1992	3.02738835626448	15.2958111148233	26.7723001608778	7.49829764378472	19.104385421067	0.084806196205038	0.57693142584145	2.79745208884999	2.25157863935584	22.5910489529304
1993	6.66979102230969	14.0808963193833	29.0049794418061	5.81299738566894	19.2826942801455	0.0907757702248245	0.589518250175497	2.34799298211472	2.20880690985671	19.9115476383148
1994	4.57910249671367	14.4813421602086	30.6437731963516	5.5710391155569	20.9028094631181	0.0887789486902743	0.483004000781147	2.4018393638569	2.05419652126635	18.7941147334565
1995	4.43957091408876	15.550216259057	34.4934504961933	4.85575733607857	18.9486347342368	0.0844549436498603	0.433429518602009	2.02769702113052	1.73694478651209	17.4298439904511
1996	5.69672153014565	15.1346737798404	34.9514902331135	4.46739181504298	22.1146426088102	0.0920823334997715	0.383463140103923	1.83049898875716	1.70289637168358	13.6261391990028
1997	5.51103567794337	13.4710944040195	37.8074734956268	3.90050827569144	25.2801636481327	0.080935236365592	0.41684967582556	1.71975676280272	1.55533658719105	10.2568462364012
1998	4.54141039281064	11.6972982259565	37.4089024880544	3.14655756382325	31.6733342267686	0.089267929359812	0.26293304235396	1.29207172040496	1.25795731042585	8.63026710004208
1999	4.25981255898165	11.4081877007105	39.1200463574633	2.7074486848561	31.6157281246314	0.0432372149384981	0.264165194896264	1.19111283615236	1.20021430723475	8.19004702013521
2000	4.18807896554188	10.5541399757102	40.6126021003501	2.3493201247827	32.5775724525516	0.0325054175695949	0.339937608649061	1.12221084466459	1.14102350391732	7.08260900626295
2001	4.11806699852476	9.67234046224323	40.5985523625478	2.10783087315487	34.8118847756507	0.0254501220743144	0.320067636934597	1.02792611700154	1.06200339910105	6.25587725276716
2002	3.40233619572417	8.80820422097218	35.6738171507428	2.04754680312017	41.5278086390549	0.0272169885040119	0.384652595341855	0.917191249312931	1.06635310427828	6.14487305294874
2003	4.28117522837132	11.451017620676	29.0972430762077	2.16989082736775	43.3317026862086	0.0380215245420465	0.243628367447763	1.04801367806182	1.34104580988269	6.99826118123432
2004	4.40145404547659	11.6657955578157	27.6338093825486	2.13939625093585	44.1344944978881	0.0297825053090553	0.470751931742736	1.16705042543073	1.22037641319753	7.13708898965499
2005	4.11401734717406	10.3999302533936	26.5564792647239	2.01313025752328	46.3686452295271	0.0211075256358929	0.706872679175935	1.23570796820564	1.26576324927414	7.31834622536643
2006	3.4940746336719	9.88700145262621	27.3272020544775	1.95950247266468	45.3683396059509	0.0222865548072099	0.642538518595558	1.70646435808436	1.55320143502555	8.03938891409619
2007	3.06923074375384	9.37229864969745	25.5683116636509	2.00685142476736	47.5485125254334	0.0304704034126852	0.757785684871997	1.69894579028193	1.55399057404694	8.39360254008349
2008	3.0882534058129	10.6323959273743	22.5590967999991	1.87643144703406	49.9705660027728	0.046552041679896	0.940306045776928	1.48345086217319	1.39735218314387	8.00559528423298
2009	3.76340832672075	11.0771760165781	17.2190602325727	1.42146816539267	56.304867814878	0.0228348299661474	0.679107843193223	1.11000108465442	1.23205325082348	7.17002243522044
2010	3.68924308046958	11.9643041755844	12.427329258126	1.59342218429058	58.5507864827471	0.0296951953173976	1.13017713733918	1.58825302066126	1.32451569336081	7.70227377210367
2011	0.765742467587933	11.6387275111438	12.5744442035999	1.77893478526804	60.1248409174316	0.0583749863183626	1.45261431946999	1.8933240047816	1.26321753481574	8.44977926958298
2012	1.10505450411575	12.192709185545	12.3651032492859	1.80714323144759	58.8672255570991	0.0594609798014474	1.76083638926408	1.85302229679798	1.29242075701527	8.69702384962789
2013	1.31585586696793	12.9277933203635	13.2976009598403	1.91855934246452	56.5072352449779	0.0578595336476736	0.922500742867075	1.94266748148439	1.31664078312206	9.79328672426456
2014	1.34739283427576	13.6343759548846	13.0651432421431	2.01973959115012	55.6805041035071	0.0666192306072715	0.913989930454706	1.93757227430711	1.23866420344671	10.0959986352235
2015	1.07199443452516	12.7205261579986	14.9530324098168	1.87274314034765	57.1351682675413	0.0508863748172939	0.687588795389623	1.57516460229896	1.1453882443578	8.78750757290674
2016	0.812291164049284	12.2768294993302	17.9560775976971	1.79701606643184	55.6493215817966	0.0656371497885025	0.579417598132988	1.28197820142474	1.11784341306473	8.46358772828399
2017	0.787882539206807	12.1228360513679	17.2470045152169	1.86057231839772	55.2460076491553	0.0744391813970459	0.808406252239691	1.47787022497899	1.11113101947472	9.26385024856497
2018	0.817566603057637	11.1892000531219	14.2117534431613	1.65061527000222	60.9035275669511	0.0462331357357993	0.855916669566595	1.36448116266039	1.02501205541443	7.93569404032865

Table 4.1 Exports by product 1973 to 2018
Product	1973	1983	1993	2003	2013	2018
Product	% total exports	% total exports	% total exports	% total exports	% total exports	% total exports
Food and live animals	41	25	20	7	10	8
Beverages and tobacco	3	3	2	1	1	1
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	6	4	2	1	2	1
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	1	1	1	0	1	1
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chemicals and related products	7	14	19	43	57	61
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	17	10	6	2	2	2
Machinery and transport equipment	10	26	29	29	13	14
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	10	12	14	11	13	11
Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified	6	4	7	4	1	1
Total €million	1,104	8,817	25,179	82,585	89,182	140,808

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Imports of Machinery and equipment grew from 27% of total imports in 1973 to 54% in 2000. In 2018, these imports accounted for almost €40 billion, or 43% of total imports. Imports of Food and live animals has remained constantly at around 10% of total imports but has grown in value from €151 million in 1973 to a high of €7.8 billion in 2018.

	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
1973	3.77397951375111	9.28363226137523	27.0220839020688	22.2817562134997	10.8411190358956	0.551526219309927	6.81609952402816	6.77094695057386	2.2236257377979	10.4352306416998
1974	3.03086507040235	8.5748682316798	21.9151878848691	21.5312631356696	11.5548855489717	0.678841717240003	13.9264247540422	6.65563189713451	1.84809790662222	10.2839338533686
1975	3.04786350540582	9.25658732088042	24.5993350519323	19.5404981472221	11.2618762183551	0.55236720218063	14.3010512168993	4.13351092394876	2.08015794596303	11.2267524672124
1976	3.25463759582074	9.53740596463475	25.4298374567636	19.7952949641645	10.981740666531	0.540092785602736	13.3869776767488	4.72912155506838	1.56237157090095	10.7825197637646
1977	3.11240403208566	9.58796255126931	26.8699203667923	19.1722304763851	11.1280865734992	0.607167218015303	12.5793357266017	4.17199733273472	1.27525754729313	11.4956381753235
1978	2.66672294499098	10.4882788016874	29.9068247295724	19.253846987579	11.9344691232438	0.47742542786197	10.1304589532698	3.47335535965137	1.27434346845151	10.3942742036918
1979	2.11175370754638	10.7391580067332	28.4445391210348	19.3244326786403	11.7338625762013	0.518343416553947	12.1993024460236	3.44794895192523	1.17335842226593	10.3073006730752
1980	2.49471296591715	11.6942685005512	27.1786386969633	18.282604539149	10.3346914865239	0.458006217168521	14.8173379848773	3.12235757261935	1.04755628315838	10.5698257530718
1981	2.39653445355737	11.6646491923179	27.4521172586181	17.1258969839407	10.5040277854764	0.459340060216551	14.6886339314244	3.11291243842074	1.0021725511032	11.5937153449247
1982	2.41807603054606	12.2184141577116	27.4712839172836	16.9231005651013	10.8157132999612	0.454964983317797	14.8113078487006	2.73675718670434	1.09752676339371	11.0528552472798
1983	2.34210955352728	12.1151822105812	28.7752402079352	15.9183333110609	11.4498429795138	0.456912242252542	13.4796969170531	3.0023599844984	0.987216527909556	11.473106065668
1984	2.52864011186871	11.5775086200025	31.17621036606	15.368763256529	11.5788871841431	0.611384359412173	12.4180527569427	3.31907874446741	0.952976646946719	10.4684979536276
1985	3.15118441210424	11.5673851047585	31.2447061064175	15.0079189130039	11.7016307280555	0.623330387408594	11.9007563063116	3.15349827170559	1.10206543294234	10.5475243372922
1986	3.16777171003711	13.0059615704344	31.3638531147972	15.8901704428151	12.1539119266122	0.477501146455853	8.49981455734015	2.91517688306516	1.12174538996856	11.4040932584742
1987	3.13253298102646	12.8100699939801	33.4818817908122	15.7585296292021	12.3016445823957	0.410762793820132	7.38939469822656	2.81097668295323	1.14017428729859	10.7640325602849
1988	3.17696196410442	13.1759565719953	34.4264762301867	16.0317558957304	12.6498450585903	0.426929273440748	5.56058936948962	2.88428800351332	1.22897620243046	10.4382214305188
1989	2.87376461728765	12.6402906358962	37.8261790542486	15.0370969030372	12.4119058344005	0.399338419435872	5.48919148715735	2.79492656591655	1.13518587687826	9.39212060574191
1990	2.865476361617	13.6522168966252	35.9109499592348	15.4316866483933	12.4588905650862	0.321858104770728	6.43428187688177	2.71529444044554	1.2379760350659	8.97136911187956
1991	2.82462196079869	14.4719695961741	34.7036986896676	15.0366451704791	13.2858377228337	0.321918824461884	5.86957642192203	2.50087070927858	1.42168761384106	9.5631732905432
1992	2.83291215201658	14.896663598158	35.6410416646895	14.670819926887	12.9822866292704	0.316030728538927	5.18533798390564	2.2091889688635	1.56499911334961	9.70071923432084
1993	8.84328139062745	13.1793147711045	36.7652768540403	11.8054124754559	12.4355822085782	0.368837127844031	4.79821605350781	2.2338432364163	1.24893715075448	8.32129873167098
1994	8.2738238749084	12.350579672971	38.8575168243756	11.6782653815555	12.9447910041794	0.388231861533021	3.82621571882679	2.30394163403149	1.22024711248025	8.15638691513858
1995	7.34029093624746	11.7599669010058	42.8059380487788	11.5150513031354	12.7866865773984	0.394777008055046	3.25038264600669	1.9816578953721	1.01071561602111	7.15453306797914
1996	8.12058499838989	12.7609253025593	42.2129061913843	10.80189257782	12.315091755768	0.366931075912492	3.67241123893382	1.81636500660142	1.04059897477702	6.89229287785377
1997	6.78151083658557	12.065864706753	45.4001017786061	10.3627618589968	12.4043284754193	0.320300754442133	3.46842368040787	1.73169993398144	1.06598849154417	6.39901948326361
1998	6.55570521914959	11.1375061233169	50.5053091407918	9.48874851929353	10.9290483355216	0.311078976593098	2.53819747427892	1.64396596298199	1.03394951957063	5.85649072850192
1999	6.12940663067601	11.0345341166742	51.4826517722897	8.58855664340864	11.1259117003553	0.311656102465979	2.91947375535632	1.51358998195775	1.12831745409531	5.76590184272074
2000	4.1297231991936	10.7225059634171	54.1345448789213	7.91592446156394	11.1084222918081	0.221979217650623	4.18449020289264	1.49108171200562	0.949961881437625	5.14136619110955
2001	3.90770026498888	11.158759511967	53.6393458884213	7.77749436721507	11.2313834686619	0.217517606881208	3.93001884680242	1.41492723433802	1.20343210191444	5.51942070880982
2002	4.07253696078627	11.0984889040517	52.1755462683534	7.8725068368608	12.5618583921446	0.209960131166104	3.50617086798643	1.45266279168943	1.32200480168113	5.72826404528025
2003	4.36810655607612	12.9909533693495	45.7707156299147	8.7496109474743	14.216958361589	0.24899361644677	4.05851349986499	1.62876453407482	1.45459267488813	6.51279081032169
2004	4.71088422179637	12.2803410580869	45.181662309047	8.96053315540797	13.8479203680572	0.226544498149628	5.45723972597426	1.63643487233597	1.34995694102861	6.34848285011599
2005	4.24271243495842	12.1209114887124	46.1628459904281	8.4621621344244	12.6903353597	0.221509135755167	6.87687513042526	1.59879991652783	1.32751536879988	6.29633304026848
2006	3.92382635341226	11.5299115975881	46.3601172432484	8.72509716745701	12.4756591799552	0.255040096752312	7.39349961070354	1.67483640932369	1.2607878984414	6.40122444311807
2007	4.10786890367353	11.5410688314859	43.8651911682411	9.22408942770093	12.3243649841597	0.243405677645956	8.68708039060166	1.67199227168017	1.36959294381348	6.96534540099758
2008	4.71049420583933	11.5623672803511	38.4083079972226	9.19650260551844	13.9580622762726	0.35054840601595	11.1137327338057	1.4021936240638	1.40859787378909	7.88919299712146
2009	5.56061514460628	12.7009976495385	37.776459288057	7.11113139556835	15.293351285078	0.366987322444729	9.22198272732365	1.20904585370711	1.59636373443312	9.16306559924321
2010	4.89109675405486	12.6348712177531	32.9451314930198	7.18519096573337	17.9857725497283	0.370677652142127	11.5035342727941	1.39276223646975	1.68766146554238	9.40330139276224
2011	2.21192717289649	11.3388843635925	33.8971098440281	6.99893655534437	19.6386550819079	0.467991070081757	13.096396355628	1.36795939300691	1.5197453766555	9.46239478685854
2012	2.03616285030759	10.8022186147186	36.372714456596	6.60885167464115	18.2720651059467	0.446072567783094	12.7443965026202	1.23462064251538	1.53384170653908	9.94905587833219
2013	2.33996748352218	10.9692025575805	33.9924462823843	6.94855979249683	19.4896311154371	0.42160284366816	12.3435346164257	1.20511731206677	1.47560995283856	10.81432804358
2014	2.50363994690906	11.0980975747094	37.9354060250171	6.80867151992921	18.410328600732	0.349274021638579	10.4206250251378	1.17041386799662	1.34593572778828	9.95760769014198
2015	2.29949651267276	11.6475303447391	39.7809188287145	6.70037511945344	19.9366718489253	0.348732723823651	7.28031264708819	1.21906690818844	1.2494473049878	9.53744776140691
2016	2.87566661772412	11.1164693473713	42.540684055191	6.40006896858292	20.1560683597197	0.329486628581281	5.22921951002671	1.11023253997012	1.23173578566935	9.01036818716349
2017	2.66285420843072	10.025905267967	43.1938097379216	6.10491573253805	21.096338906964	0.313298238465887	5.74990868664269	1.09334937394598	1.09431373943568	8.66530610768828
2018	2.49010364303194	9.52775431411678	43.2415970537845	5.86018505047522	21.5803553785587	0.299876444824688	6.52442983303766	1.01862447695338	0.984858519552769	8.47221528566434

Table 4.2 Imports by product 1973 to 2018
Product	1973	1983	1993	2003	2013	2018
Product	% total imports	% total imports	% total imports	% total imports	% total imports	% total imports
Food and live animals	10	11	8	7	11	8
Beverages and tobacco	2	1	1	1	1	1
Crude materials, inedible, except fuels	7	3	2	2	1	1
Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	7	13	5	4	12	7
Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chemicals and related products	11	11	12	14	19	22
Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material	22	16	12	9	7	6
Machinery and transport equipment	27	29	37	46	34	43
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	9	12	13	13	11	10
Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified	4	2	9	4	2	2
Total €million	1,444	9,354	18,900	48,515	55,787	92,105