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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 18 Nov 1964

Vol. 212 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports and Exports.

4.

asked the Taoiseach the value of this country's exports to and imports from all countries for the year ended 31st December, 1962, giving details in respect of each country.

With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the particulars requested.

Following is the statement:-

EXTERNAL Trade with the Principal Countries in the Year 1962 (origin for Imports; Destination for Exports).

Country

Imports

Domestic Exports

Re-exports

£

£

£

Re-imports and temporary exports

7,738,396

9,004,707

The Six Counties

11,233,766

21,452,529

1,237,679

Great Britain

125,185,193

103,233,916

1,559,548

Other Countries

129,566,840

35,228,929

2,673,044

TOTAL

273,724,195

168,920,081

5,470,271

Principal “Other Countries”

Channel Islands

128,276

71,205

1,238

Austria

406,797

84,185

1,046

Belgium

5,869,035

902,539

80,422

Czechoslovakia

362,259

357,077

515

Denmark

1,983,249

138,076

6,919

Finland

3,812,518

50,906

437

France

6,958,070

1,493,364

43,287

Germany (Federal Republic)

18,582,811

5,155,131

140,504

Germany, Eastern

688,754

6,913

Greece

283,955

127,989

Iceland

227,235

9,380

2,557

Italy

3,383,742

1,108,920

5,646

Luxembourg

349,958

520

189

Malta and Gozo

658

154,578

14

Netherlands

8,141,853

1,682,377

157,405

Norway

681,002

161,965

3,189

Poland

1,862,727

190,351

416

Portugal

443,496

58,529

137

Spain

1,421,431

431,784

2,839

Sweden

3,777,668

438,268

50,002

Switzerland

1,598,250

230,968

13,644

Turkey

399,785

385

United States Forces Overseas

470,733

USSR

2,156,487

40,546

Bahrein

58,161

672

British Borneo

196,830

1,794

Burma

39,639

82,639

98

Ceylon

827,018

263,846

China

202,087

868

23

Cyprus

123,578

176,799

68

Hong Kong

408,532

39,485

1,064

India

3,427,310

19,151

100

Indonesia

383,675

29,029

45

Iran

2,819,087

5,533

Iraq

6,473,396

42,658

321

Israel

546,941

98,177

544

Japan

3,567,484

151,080

1,571

Korea, South

775

161,321

Malaya, Federation of

768,721

177,798

Pakistan

1,216,877

176,232

2,483

Philippines

119,920

146,398

38

Saudi Arabia

1,455,115

14,387

506

Thailand

131,368

175,023

Vietnam, South

12

339,541

3,892

Algeria

79,475

10,966

British East Africa

824,763

137,687

251

Canary Islands

944,577

588,128

16

Congo (Leopoldville)

90,644

6,085

1.099

Ghana

1,162,611

35,432

Morocco

1,285,294

1,295

Nigeria, Federation of

1,005,693

251,955

4,715

Rhodesia and Nyasaland

222,473

24,927

76

Senegal

4,112

5,670

South Africa, Republic of

932,971

81,264

236

United Arab Republic (Egyptian Region).

187,580

69,033

558

Argentina

2,534,751

999

Brazil

568,536

179,379

Canada

6,030,158

1,646,016

5,473

Chile

130,184

1,868

Cuba

104,305

1,784

Dutch West Indies

848,461

3,985

959

Federation of West Indies (British)

286,358

411,657

21

Mexico

143,984

1,809

Nicaragua

108,956

33,912

Peru

339,453

20,032

United States of America

20,896,243

13,979,997

96,767

Venezuela

48

1,220,167

203

Australia

2,760,599

171,367

302

New Zealand

1,071,711

96,454

683

Shannon Free Airport

17,777

109,140

2,024,121

Other Countries

698,581

668,801

16,405

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