Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Exports Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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96. To ask the Taoiseach the volume of exports and value in euro terms on a percentage basis in 2017 and 2018, by country, in tabular form. [1992/19]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. It shows the top 15 trading partners covering approximately 87% of total trade.
Table A: Exports of Goods by country 2017-2018 and percentage share of total trade
| Country | Value €000 2017 | Tonnes 2017 | Value €000 Jan - Nov 2018 | Tonnes Jan - Nov 2018 | % of total Value of Exports 2017 | % of total Value of Exports Jan - Nov 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33,283,714 | 805,036 | 36,606,734 | 569,552 | 27.1 | 28.5 |
| Great Britain | 14,526,485 | 6,566,167 | 12,795,055 | 6,356,127 | 11.8 | 10.0 |
| Belgium | 13,333,077 | 456,970 | 16,298,484 | 512,268 | 10.9 | 12.7 |
| Germany | 10,099,239 | 436,847 | 9,579,401 | 386,034 | 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Switzerland | 6,211,952 | 15,781 | 5,973,094 | 14,461 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Netherlands | 5,929,216 | 1,331,931 | 7,066,630 | 1,098,799 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| France | 5,347,906 | 1,234,588 | 4,952,845 | 1,051,580 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| China | 4,378,334 | 315,720 | 4,077,541 | 306,958 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Italy | 2,620,268 | 244,112 | 3,403,467 | 218,226 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Japan | 2,617,183 | 56,609 | 3,188,714 | 59,933 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Spain | 2,596,387 | 228,108 | 2,371,403 | 277,174 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,928,901 | 3,267,659 | 1,859,393 | 2,802,478 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Mexico | 1,427,471 | 30,917 | 1,333,332 | 32,699 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Poland | 1,329,457 | 99,252 | 1,069,341 | 90,883 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Canada | 1,091,129 | 168,593 | 1,286,350 | 254,045 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Rest of World | 15,990,578 | 3,184,190 | 16,611,046 | 2,878,983 | 13.0 | 12.9 |
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