Written answers
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Exports Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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105. To ask the Taoiseach the number of SMEs that account for total exports of goods and services on a percentage basis by each country in 2017 and 2018; and the number of persons employed in such SMEs in tabular form. [12766/19]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The exact data requested by the Deputy is not available. Table A shows the data on exports of goods classified by enterprise size class for 2016.
Table A : Goods exports by enterprise size 2016
| Enterprise size | Value €million | % of total | Number of enterprises | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | 6,917 | 6 | 5,007 | 59 |
| Small | 7,507 | 6 | 2,143 | 25 |
| Medium | 22,020 | 19 | 750 | 9 |
| SMEs | 36,443 | 31 | 7,900 | 92 |
| Large | 79,526 | 67 | 263 | 3 |
| Unknown | 2,261 | 2 | 382 | 4 |
| Total | 118,230 | 100 | 8,545 | 100 |
Micro (0-9 employees), Small (10-49 employees), Medium (50-249 employees), Large (over 250 employees).
Table B shows the number of enterprises, employees and persons engaged classified by enterprise size class, in 2016. Persons engaged include employees, proprietors and family members.
Table B : Persons employed in SMEs 2016
Enterprise Size Class (employees) Enterprises % of Total Employees % of Total Persons Engaged % of Total Under 10 229,534 91.8% 252,709 18.9% 392,829 26.6% 10-49 16,914 6.8% 324,539 24.3% 327,572 22.2% 50-249 3,003 1.2% 290,275 21.7% 290,604 19.7% SMEs 249,451 99.8% 867,523 64.9% 1,011,005 68.5% 250+ 582 0.2% 466,774 35.0% 467,231 31.6% Total 250,033 100.0% 1,334,927 100.0% 1,478,236 100.0%
Source: CSO Business Demography Statistics, 2016
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