Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Imports Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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97. To ask the Taoiseach the volume of imports and value in euro terms on a percentage basis in 2017 and 2018, by country, in tabular form. [1993/19]
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: Imports 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 Imports 2017 | % of total Value of Imports Jan - Nov 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 17,494,876 | 13,215,307 | 16,618,681 | 12,784,921 | 22.1 | 20.5 |
| United States | 16,368,174 | 1,936,712 | 14,038,687 | 2,167,627 | 20.6 | 17.3 |
| France | 10,500,158 | 1,256,203 | 10,019,805 | 1,223,016 | 13.2 | 12.3 |
| Germany | 6,890,232 | 1,193,527 | 9,971,185 | 1,497,723 | 8.7 | 12.3 |
| China | 4,424,415 | 516,734 | 4,757,700 | 484,690 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| Netherlands | 2,433,798 | 1,368,083 | 2,729,060 | 1,504,148 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Italy | 1,563,998 | 256,859 | 1,476,081 | 286,080 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Belgium | 1,393,801 | 884,241 | 1,536,902 | 821,572 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,373,538 | 3,505,002 | 1,354,694 | 3,376,248 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Spain | 1,317,179 | 1,328,870 | 1,354,625 | 1,517,453 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Japan | 1,209,204 | 56,467 | 1,353,166 | 56,883 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Norway | 1,131,078 | 2,165,364 | 928,546 | 1,410,985 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Unknown (Non-EU) | 1,059,862 | 8,320 | 2,604,297 | 6,382 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| South Korea | 975,876 | 56,455 | 749,825 | 55,199 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| India | 811,315 | 419,625 | 526,516 | 176,802 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Rest of World | 10,323,426 | 12,187,880 | 11,143,700 | 13,199,861 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
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