Written answers
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Exports Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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83. To ask the Taoiseach the percentage of Irish firms that export to just one foreign market, according to the latest national and international data available. [24844/19]
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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84. To ask the Taoiseach the median number of export markets for Irish exporting firms, according to latest national and international data available. [24845/19]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 84 together.
The table shows the number of enterprises who exported goods in 2017 broken down by the number of partner trading countries.
The largest grouping is enterprises who exported to just one foreign market, this group made up 49% of all exporting enterprises in 2017.
The median number of export markets is two.
Table A: Goods exporting enterprises 2017
| Number of Trading Partner Countries | Number of Enterprises | % of Total Number of Enterprises |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,252 | 49 |
| 2 | 1,331 | 15 |
| 3-5 | 1,390 | 16 |
| 6-9 | 638 | 7 |
| 10-14 | 373 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 216 | 3 |
| >20 | 414 | 5 |
| Total | 8,614 | 100 |
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