Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Department of An Taoiseach
Exports Data
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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99. To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of exports that transit Britain en route to other countries in Europe or other destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/16]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. Export trade statistics published by the CSO are compiled from a survey of exporting businesses carried out by the VIMA (VIES, Intrastat, Mutual Assistance) division of the Revenue Commissioners. The traders report in this survey the country of destination of the goods they export. Any country or countries through which the goods might pass en route to their final destination are not reported.
If goods are exported to Great Britain, and are subsequently exported again by a British trader to a third country, the CSO data will show these goods as having been exported to Great Britain.
For the Deputy's information, the following tables give selected data on Irish exports and imports to and from Great Britain and Northern Ireland as recently presented in CSO's report "Brexit - Ireland and the UK in Numbers".
Table A: Goods Exports 2015 classified by commodity
| Commodity | Total Exports €000's | Exports - Great Britain €000's | Exports Northern Ireland €000's | % of Exports Great Britain | % of Exports Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and live animals | 9,877,833 | 3,914,147 | 594,844 | 39.6 | 6.0 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 1,287,469 | 243,999 | 89,355 | 19.0 | 6.9 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 1,770,659 | 393,744 | 74,370 | 22.2 | 4.2 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 772,924 | 418,289 | 27,119 | 54.1 | 3.5 |
| Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes | 57,142 | 11,681 | 6,042 | 20.4 | 10.6 |
| Chemicals and related products | 64,224,048 | 3,900,022 | 193,990 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 2,105,212 | 915,357 | 233,006 | 43.5 | 11.1 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 16,808,258 | 2,557,527 | 154,937 | 15.2 | 0.9 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 14,298,763 | 1,120,212 | 200,811 | 7.8 | 1.4 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere | 1,205,035 | 335,168 | 169,651 | 27.8 | 14.1 |
| Total | 112,407,343 | 13,810,147 | 1,744,125 | 12.3 | 1.6 |
Table B: Goods Imports 2015 classified by commodity
| Commodity | Total Imports - €000's | Imports Great Britain - €000's | Imports Northern Ireland - €000's | % of Imports Great Britain | % of Imports Northern Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and live animals | 6,686,796 | 2,842,473 | 483,907 | 42.5 | 7.2 |
| Beverages and tobacco | 876,066 | 305,119 | 32,452 | 34.8 | 3.7 |
| Crude materials, inedible, except fuels | 854,625 | 162,863 | 59,948 | 19.1 | 7.0 |
| Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 5,104,270 | 3,140,700 | 33,296 | 61.5 | 0.7 |
| Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes | 244,545 | 45,463 | 17,375 | 18.6 | 7.1 |
| Chemicals and related products | 13,977,824 | 2,391,244 | 64,523 | 17.1 | 0.5 |
| Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material | 4,697,709 | 1,796,843 | 127,536 | 38.2 | 2.7 |
| Machinery and transport equipment | 27,890,812 | 2,963,996 | 89,698 | 10.6 | 0.3 |
| Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 8,166,076 | 2,443,560 | 75,986 | 29.9 | 0.9 |
| Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere | 1,612,285 | 810,744 | 106,622 | 50.3 | 6.6 |
| Total | 70,111,009 | 16,903,005 | 1,091,343 | 24.1 | 1.6 |
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