Information Note on Changes to the Trade Statistics

From March 2020 the Trade Statistics publication will be produced in a new format, and renamed Detailed Trade Statistics.

Detailed product level tables (previously referred to as Tables 11-14) will continue to be published as downloadable PDF documents.

Summary tables (Trade Statistics Tables 1-10) will no longer be included in this publication as the data are already available in other publications and locations on the CSO website.  We therefore recommend that users access the data from these alternative locations to ensure that they have the most up-to-date data available to them.

Links to data sources:

Goods Exports and Imports: Goods Exports and Imports

CSO Statistical Database: https://statbank.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Database/eirestat/External%20Trade/External%20Trade_statbank.asp?SP=External%20Trade&Planguage=0

Eurostat database: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/newxtweb/

CSO Trade Helpdesk: trade@cso.ie

A full list of tables and links to the data is given below.

Table 1: Goods Exports and Imports summary analysis

Total values of imports, exports and the trade surplus, volume and price indices for imports and exports together with the terms of trade indices.

See Table 1 of the Goods Exports and Imports release

Monthly data in Statbank: TSM01 TSM02 TSM03

Annual data in Statbank: TSA01 TSA02 TSA03

Table 2: Goods Exports and Imports seasonally adjusted series

Monthly imports, exports, trade surplus and the volume series for imports and exports have been seasonally adjusted.

See Table 2 of the Goods Exports and Imports release

Monthly data in Statbank: TSM01 TSM02

Table 3: Goods Exports by industrial origin

Table 4: Goods Exports by industrial origin and area of destination

Exports are classified by sector of origin categories: Agricultural produce, Forest and fishing produce, and Industrial produce.

See Table 6 of the Goods Exports and Imports release

Monthly data in Statbank: TSM08

Annual data in Statbank: TSA08

Table 5: Goods Imports by main use

Table 6: Goods Imports by main use and area of origin

Imports are classified into main use categories: Capital goods, Consumption goods, and Materials for further production.

See Table 7 of the Goods Exports and Imports release

Monthly data in Statbank: TSM07

Annual data in Statbank: TSA07

Table 7: Goods Exports and Imports by area

Table 8: Goods Exports and Imports by area: percentage distribution

Table 9: Goods Exports and Imports by country

Imports are classified by area of origin and exports by area of destination respectively.

See Map 1 and 2 of the Goods Exports and Imports release for geographical data

Monthly data in Statbank: TSM13 (new statbank table by country) TSM09 TSM10

Annual data in Statbank:  TSA09 TSA10

Table 10: Goods Exports and Imports by SITC section and division

Data are classified according to the 1-digit (Section) and 2-digit (Division) level of SITC Rev4.

See Table 3 of the Goods Exports and Imports release

Monthly data in Statbank: TSM06

Annual data in Statbank: TSA06

Table 11: Trade by division and country

This table gives trade for each division (2-digit level) of the SITC. For a particular division country details are given when the value of imports from or exports to that country exceeds €1,300,000 for the month in question or an average of €900,000 per month for the year to date. The total for EU countries is also shown.

The category ‘Non-EU, unknown’ used in this (and the following) table includes SAD exports with an unknown country of destination.

Table 12: Trade by country and division

This gives trade for each country, and for the total of EU countries. For a particular country, division (2-digit) details are given when the value of imports or exports for that division exceeds €1,300,000 for the month in question or an average of €900,000 per month for the year to date.

Table 13: Imports, SITC heading and country

Table 14: Exports, SITC heading and country

These tables contain the detailed quantity and value data classified by commodity (SITC Rev4) and by country, as well as EU and non-EU subtotals. The unit of quantity used for each item is indicated in brackets after the SITC code. Country data are given under each commodity heading (except in Sections 9) subject to the value of trade with that country being above €1,300,000 for the month in question or an average of €900,000 per month for the year to date. The figures in this table related to returned trade only: Intrastat estimates are excluded because they are not broken down by commodity.