Written answers

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Imports and Exports

12:00 pm

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly 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]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary 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)2008Country of origin of Merchandise Imports(Total €57,585m) 2008
Country(€Million)Country (€Million)
USA16,674Great Britain 17,941
Great Britain14,300United States 6,763
Belgium12,253Germany 4,641
Germany6,089China 3,902
France5,019Netherlands 2,892
Spain3,590France 2,388
Netherlands3,028Italy 1,344
Italy3,007Belgium 1,321
Switzerland2,561Norway 1,306
Japan1,708Northern Ireland 1,261
China1,609Japan 1,145
Northern Ireland1,565Denmark 1,042
Malaysia1,063Spain 937
Sweden873Singapore 746
Poland747Taiwan 536
Australia746Switzerland 525
Hong Kong715South Korea 508
Singapore556Sweden 483
Mexico541Poland 439
Denmark528Turkey 412
Destination of Services Exports(Total €69,203m) 2008Country of origin of ServicesImports (Total €74,574m) 2008
Country€MillionCountry (€Million)
United Kingdom15,311United States 22,276
Germany6,850United Kingdom 11,377
USA4,913Netherlands 7,291
France4,895Luxembourg 3,975
Italy4,514France 3,443
Netherlands2,930Germany 3,069
Spain2,166Bermuda 2,327
Switzerland1,637Italy 2,303
Belgium1,453Spain 2,068
Sweden1,426Belgium 1,465
China1,423Switzerland 1,409
Russia1,382Portugal 568
Bermuda1,102Japan 468
Japan1,066China 395
Luxembourg945Sweden 394
Poland887Austria 352
Denmark742Australia 314
Norway659Poland 308
Portugal649Denmark 301
Australia630Canada 294

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