Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list, in tabular form, in order of the highest to lowest of all of Ireland's trading partners, with the amount or trade valued, the amount our exports are to that country and the value of the imports from that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/13]

Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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In 2012, Ireland’s total bilateral trade (imports to and exports from Ireland) increased by 4.7% to €318.5 billion, despite a difficult global economic environment. Total exports (merchandise and services) increased by 5.5% in nominal terms in 2012 to their highest level ever (€182 billion) and they are now 16% higher than the pre-crisis high in 2007. The total value of merchandise exports in 2012 was €92,120 million, up 1% from 2011, while total imports were valued at €49,024 million, up 1.5% on 2011. Services exports increased 11%, from €81,448 million in 2011 to €90,218 million in 2012. Figures for 2012 services exports, broken down by country will not be available from the CSO until autumn 2013.

As the Deputy is aware, the Embassy network is engaged, in close co-operation with the relevant State Agencies, in the drive to promote Irish exports through the local market teams established under the Government’s Trade Strategy. The local market team, chaired by the Ambassador consists of the Embassy and representatives from the relevant State Agencies in the field. These market teams submit annual market plans as well as six monthly reports of activity, which are reviewed by the Export Trade Council, which I chair.

The following tables provides a breakdown of merchandise trade figures by total trade, exports and imports for 2012.

Irelands Trading Partners – Merchandise figures ( €000) 2012

Additional tables.

CountryExportsImportsTotal bilateral tradeArmenia1,181261,207Guyana1,19201,192Cuba8653101,175Turkmenistan1,0321061,138Chad1,075491,124French Polynesia1,044451,089Liechtenstein4086441,052Mayotte996996Netherlands Antilles93716953Haiti675273948Central African Republic423516939Gambia8696875Surinam79628824Bermuda8135818Madagascar627131758Burma68140721Paraguay64862710Nepal320377697US Virign Islands60837645Somalia62618644Samoa6150615Grenada131452583Rwanda47173544Equatorial Guinea5120512Ceuta105401506St Vincent & Grenadines4470447Turks & Caicos Islands2433435Occupied Palestine33088418Kosovo37731408Niger211190401Cayman Islands3091310Djibouti74199273Kyrgyz Republic21057267St Lucia136126262Tonga2264230Saint Helena13069199San Marino10923132Dominica9520115Burundi9016106St Kitt & Nevis7826104

CountryExportsImportsTotal bilateral tradeMicronesia9595British Virgin Islands88088Greenland37376Lesotho66369Montenegro531063Aruba5656Anguilla5151Comoros183149Falkland Islands14849Nauru44246Solomon Islands3939Eritrea63238French Southern Terr82432Cape Verde22426Norfolk Island61319British Indian Ocean Territory21517Antigua & Barbuda729Christmas Island707St Pierre & Miquelon66Vanuatu235Timor-Leste505American Samoa055Melilla44Cook Islands44Niue404Wallis & Futuna22Sao Tome & Principe22Bouvet Island22Pitcairn11Tajikistan011Holy See101Montserrat11Tuvalu11Bhutan00South Georgia00Guinea BissauCocos Islands00Kiribati00

CountryExportsImportsTotal bilateral tradeStores & Provisions (Intra EU)AntarticaHeard Island00Northern Mariana Islands00Palau00Marshall Islands00Grand Total92,120,10049,231,251141,351,351

* Priority markets identified under the Government’s Trade Strategy.