asked the Taoiseach the value of (a) imports to and (b) exports from Ireland in relation to each of the member-countries of the European Free Trade Area in each of the past ten years, and the percentage of exports to such countries in relation to imports in each year over the same period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trade with EFTA Countries.
4.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information for the nine years 1953 to 1961, and for the eleven months ending November, 1962, the latest period for which this information is available.
Following is the statement:—
NOTE: Imports are valued c.i.f. Exports are valued f.o.b.
External trade with each of the member-countries of the European Free Trade Area in each year 1953-1961 and in the period January-November, 1962.
|
Country |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
Jan-Nov., 1962 |
|
|
Great Britain: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
90,089,718 |
97,419,997 |
107,473,545 |
101,360,089 |
96,022,973 |
103,625,744 |
100,954,278 |
104,735,609 |
118,853,896 |
115,054,045 |
|
Exports |
£ |
86,091,349 |
85,608,774 |
81,432,304 |
67,620,313 |
79,098,977 |
79,830,502 |
77,444,574 |
92,325,181 |
110,878,636 |
96,727,641 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
95.6 |
87.9 |
75.8 |
66.7 |
82.4 |
77.0 |
76.7 |
88.2 |
93.3 |
84.1 |
|
|
The Six Counties: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
2,411,238 |
2,741,032 |
3,133,570 |
3,375,313 |
8,565,733 |
8,437,210 |
8,914,788 |
7,399,471 |
13,729,281 |
10,218,149 |
|
Exports |
£ |
17,259,273 |
16,618,191 |
15,293,590 |
14,768,779 |
22,258,757 |
21,088,709 |
19,004,753 |
20,298,354 |
23,056,026 |
21,140,014 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
715.8 |
606.3 |
488.1 |
437.6 |
259.9 |
249.9 |
213.2 |
274.3 |
167.9 |
206.9 |
|
|
Denmark: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
1,431,658 |
872,300 |
778,254 |
810,104 |
1,454,270 |
1,366,119 |
1,774,768 |
1,374,235 |
1,939,459 |
1,864,247 |
|
Exports |
£ |
50,265 |
61,704 |
63,193 |
49,042 |
88,694 |
69,281 |
186,898 |
404,916 |
245,502 |
133,034 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
3.5 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
10.5 |
29.5 |
12.7 |
7.1 |
|
|
Norway: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
417,205 |
457,592 |
571,517 |
665,842 |
590,756 |
377,234 |
483,504 |
486,878 |
683,532 |
607,502 |
|
Exports |
£ |
38,349 |
147,559 |
73,926 |
66,889 |
81,373 |
315,752 |
48,050 |
51,696 |
311,829 |
163,081 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
9.2 |
32.2 |
12.9 |
10.0 |
13.8 |
83.7 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
45.6 |
26.8 |
|
|
Austria: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
314,598 |
398,974 |
492,880 |
306,572 |
344,722 |
308,522 |
384,001 |
386,255 |
372,183 |
378,668 |
|
Exports |
£ |
21,770 |
56,145 |
26,655 |
16,187 |
28,401 |
42,286 |
66,291 |
124,976 |
62,830 |
76,923 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
6.9 |
14.1 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
8.2 |
13.7 |
17.3 |
32.4 |
16.9 |
20.3 |
|
|
Sweden: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
3,831,941 |
3,625,801 |
3,640,507 |
3,510,091 |
2,860,724 |
2,481,377 |
3,097,117 |
3,693,083 |
3,822,135 |
3,573,028 |
|
Exports |
£ |
380,780 |
470,735 |
258,002 |
283,296 |
590,432 |
460,140 |
957,323 |
884,737 |
808,124 |
465,831 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
9.9 |
13.0 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
20.6 |
18.5 |
30.9 |
24.0 |
21.1 |
13.0 |
|
|
Switzerland: |
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|
Imports |
1,228,354 |
1,240,597 |
1,284,340 |
803,384 |
577,106 |
760,107 |
685,762 |
1,105,072 |
1,072,645 |
1,425,317 |
|
|
Exports |
£ |
78,826 |
103,114 |
88,048 |
102,830 |
95,311 |
90,972 |
142,541 |
130,743 |
193,731 |
227,764 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
6.4 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
12.8 |
16.5 |
12.0 |
20.8 |
11.1 |
18.1 |
16.0 |
|
|
Portugal: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
792,143 |
735,910 |
813,032 |
559,109 |
444,692 |
391,218 |
408,460 |
370,436 |
548,098 |
405,000 |
|
Exports |
£ |
46,045 |
61,987 |
64,738 |
100,122 |
229,106 |
101,400 |
174,368 |
318,040 |
139,606 |
40,011 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports% |
5.8 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
17.9 |
51.5 |
25.9 |
42.7 |
85.9 |
25.5 |
9.9 |