Written answers
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Imports and Exports
12:00 pm
Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the top 20 countries to whom goods and services are exported; the top 20 countries from whom goods and services are imported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5118/10]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following tables set out the top 20 destinations countries for Ireland's Merchandise and Services Exports and also the countries of origin of Merchandise and Services Imports, for 2008. Data for the full year 2009 is not yet available.
Destination of Merchandise Exports(Total €86,394m)2008 | Country of origin of Merchandise Imports(Total €57,585m) 2008 | |
Country | (€Million) | Country (€Million) |
USA | 16,674 | Great Britain 17,941 |
Great Britain | 14,300 | United States 6,763 |
Belgium | 12,253 | Germany 4,641 |
Germany | 6,089 | China 3,902 |
France | 5,019 | Netherlands 2,892 |
Spain | 3,590 | France 2,388 |
Netherlands | 3,028 | Italy 1,344 |
Italy | 3,007 | Belgium 1,321 |
Switzerland | 2,561 | Norway 1,306 |
Japan | 1,708 | Northern Ireland 1,261 |
China | 1,609 | Japan 1,145 |
Northern Ireland | 1,565 | Denmark 1,042 |
Malaysia | 1,063 | Spain 937 |
Sweden | 873 | Singapore 746 |
Poland | 747 | Taiwan 536 |
Australia | 746 | Switzerland 525 |
Hong Kong | 715 | South Korea 508 |
Singapore | 556 | Sweden 483 |
Mexico | 541 | Poland 439 |
Denmark | 528 | Turkey 412 |
Destination of Services Exports(Total €69,203m) 2008 | Country of origin of ServicesImports (Total €74,574m) 2008 | |
Country | €Million | Country (€Million) |
United Kingdom | 15,311 | United States 22,276 |
Germany | 6,850 | United Kingdom 11,377 |
USA | 4,913 | Netherlands 7,291 |
France | 4,895 | Luxembourg 3,975 |
Italy | 4,514 | France 3,443 |
Netherlands | 2,930 | Germany 3,069 |
Spain | 2,166 | Bermuda 2,327 |
Switzerland | 1,637 | Italy 2,303 |
Belgium | 1,453 | Spain 2,068 |
Sweden | 1,426 | Belgium 1,465 |
China | 1,423 | Switzerland 1,409 |
Russia | 1,382 | Portugal 568 |
Bermuda | 1,102 | Japan 468 |
Japan | 1,066 | China 395 |
Luxembourg | 945 | Sweden 394 |
Poland | 887 | Austria 352 |
Denmark | 742 | Australia 314 |
Norway | 659 | Poland 308 |
Portugal | 649 | Denmark 301 |
Australia | 630 | Canada 294 |
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