Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Macroeconomic Forecasting: Discussion with Department of Finance

7:50 pm

Mr. John McCarthy:

Yes, but practically all the decline in exports of goods is due to one specific sector which does not have a large labour content. In the year to end-July, merchandise exports are down by €3 billion, of which €2.7 billion is due to a decline in two sectors, namely, pharmaceutical and chemical.