Written answers
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Department of An Taoiseach
Trade Statistics
9:00 pm
Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 100: To ask the Taoiseach the balance of trade between Ireland and China, Burma, Pakistan, India, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Saudi-Arabia and Iran for the years 2000 to 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13615/08]
Tom Kitt (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The data requested by the Deputy is presented in the table for 2000 to 2007 incl. The table shows the merchandise trade balance for the countries requested i.e. exports minus imports over the period.
| Balance of Trade (Merchandise Exports minus Imports) | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| â'¬000 | â'¬000 | â'¬000 | â'¬000 | â'¬000 | â'¬000 | â'¬000 | â'¬000 | |
| Burma | -1,249 | -584 | 161 | -987 | -442 | 3,150 | 37 | 862 |
| Chad | 82 | 186 | 145 | 793 | 153 | -247 | -411 | -1,883 |
| China | -733,810 | -747,300 | -956,401 | -1,630,396 | -2,137,379 | -2,847,004 | -3,557,895 | -3,494,344 |
| Congo (Dem Rep) | 3,099 | 3,394 | 5,078 | 8,289 | 13,056 | 13,495 | 22,537 | 20,185 |
| Egypt | 229,328 | 90,755 | 71,308 | 30,963 | 59,382 | 31,015 | 37,734 | 42,257 |
| India | -25,540 | -46,321 | -24,761 | -39,666 | -43,536 | -102,243 | -76,981 | -112,247 |
| Iran | -1,671 | 3,946 | 12,460 | 14,375 | 10,754 | 12,311 | 21,279 | 24,110 |
| Pakistan | 38,291 | -15,553 | -24,336 | -19,779 | 14,034 | -10,016 | -13,270 | -7,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 355,349 | 385,052 | 338,971 | 267,012 | 247,335 | 287,457 | 328,136 | 317,011 |
| Sudan | 6,776 | 12,878 | 12,934 | 17,407 | 11,599 | 14,752 | 14,848 | 9,570 |
| Zimbabwe | -2,376 | -1,674 | -154 | 949 | 1,170 | 1,339 | 1,134 | 331 |
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