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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Feb 1990

Vol. 396 No. 3

Written Answers. - Trade Balance.

Michael Noonan

Question:

83 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Taoiseach the Irish trade balance with all trading partners on a country by country basis for each year from 1980 to 1989, inclusive.

The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables which are derived from the external trade statistics:

Irish Trade Balances ² for each year 1980 to 1984.
Table 1.

£Million

Country¹

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

Great Britain

-1067.8

-1,345.8

-1,175.4

-962.3

-1,006.5

Northern Ireland

76.9

-1.8

110.3

185.6

249.0

France

35.9

1.9

178.9

228.8

316.5

Belgium and Luxembourg

99.7

63.3

106.3

119.1

192.0

Netherlands

73.3

71.3

37.6

133.3

286.8

Germany, Federal Republic

24.6

-42.0

8.0

99.9

225.2

Italy

-2.5

-29.0

-13.4

32.3

63.3

Denmark

-8.0

-15.2

-17.0

-18.6

-14.6

Greece

10.8

15.2

17.9

15.2

24.8

Portugal

-6.2

0.0

-4.9

-4.9

-13.0

Spain

-7.3

-16.7

1.4

-6.1

-6.5

USA

-257.7

-463.4

-471.4

-518.0

-599.9

Canada

-20.6

-8.2

-13.9

-11.3

50.2

Algeria

11.6

25.6

30.6

39.5

26.2

Argentina

3.0

3.5

-1.8

-3.3

-3.6

Australia

19.7

36.0

61.0

75.1

103.9

Austria

3.0

1.3

1.2

5.8

15.5

Bahamas

-9.1

-0.6

1.3

1.8

1.0

Brazil

-13.4

-23.0

-27.8

-29.4

-43.1

Canary Islands

8.8

10.9

13.7

14.3

8.8

China

-5.5

-7.6

-5.1

-7.5

-9.5

Colombia

-3.4

-2.4

0.2

-0.4

-0.5

Cyprus

-1.8

0.7

-0.3

0.6

0.3

Czechoslovakia

-6.4

-6.0

-4.4

-5.2

-7.9

Ecuador

-4.7

-5.9

-6.8

-4.8

-9.5

Egypt

17.3

46.5

50.6

86.1

91.7

Finland

-35.2

-39.7

-27.6

-29.5

-35.3

Germany, East

0.5

-1.3

-2.4

-3.3

-6.7

Ghana

-8.2

-4.2

-7.7

-3.4

-4.3

Hong Kong

-16.2

-18.1

-21.9

-32.2

-45.0

Hungary

0.2

-0.6

-0.3

3.5

2.7

India

-13.1

-11.2

-9.2

-8.1

-1.7

Iran

-27.4

5.8

4.2

43.1

62.1

Iraq

-23.1

21.4

58.8

16.3

29.9

Israel

-11.1

22.5

-11.8

-4.5

-5.3

Ivory Coast

-5.8

-7.9

-7.2

-7.7

-11.3

Japan

-118.4

-162.4

-128.2

-88.4

-148.4

Kenya

-5.0

-6.0

-4.2

-8.8

-16.4

Korea, South

-15.6

-18.8

-15.9

-18.4

-24.8

Kuwait

-27.8

-12.5

11.5

8.9

10.8

Libya

36.1

62.2

39.4

23.6

37.3

Malaysia

-6.7

-8.5

-11.2

-11.2

-15.9

Malta

6.9

4.7

2.3

2.8

4.3

Mexico

32.2

52.8

14.4

8.7

32.9

Morocco

0.4

1.5

4.5

1.0

1.7

New Zealand

-6.9

-5.7

-1.9

-1.1

5.5

Nigeria

28.5

53.6

60.7

57.7

39.2

Norway

-0.8

-3.0

9.9

19.0

45.3

Pakistan

3.9

2.8

2.3

3.8

3.3

Philippines

-1.0

-2.1

2.7

3.0

0.2

Poland

-23.3

-11.3

-31.4

-44.2

-47.6

Romania

3.8

0.4

-1.8

-3.2

-4.4

Saudi Arabia

-106.0

-41.4

-6.0

48.5

65.5

Singapore

-0.1

-3.8

-4.9

-11.3

-31.3

South Africa and Namibia

-0.6

10.9

10.4

19.0

21.4

Sweden

-36.4

-42.7

-25.4

-5.5

-9.3

Switzerland

-3.2

-4.4

-17.1

-1.0

12.9

Taiwan

-4.8

-10.7

-8.5

-14.1

-29.0

Thailand

-3.9

-4.3

-8.7

-5.0

-0.1

Tunisia

6.9

2.6

-0.8

-1.7

-4.6

Turkey

-2.0

2.1

-4.0

-2.8

-1.8

United Arab Emirates

8.0

0.0

13.3

11.5

11.8

USSR

0.5

-7.0

-7.8

8.4

-26.2

Venezuela

14.3

19.5

15.8

7.9

18.4

Yugoslavia

3.9

5.8

8.1

-0.6

-0.6

Other

48.1

49.6

106.1

131.5

109.6

Total

-1,338.2

-1,800.8

-1,124.7

-422.9

-14.6

¹The totals for countries other than the EC member states, the USA and Canada do not include Shannon Free Airport or parcel post or low value trade. The value of this trade is included in the residual "Other" heading.
²Minus denotes an import excess.
Irish Trade Balances² for each year 1985 to 1989.
Table 2.

£million

Country¹

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989³

Great Britain

-1,099.8

-644.1

-394.7

-318.2

-418.3

Northern Ireland

284.7

257.7

241.4

365.4

286.8

France

365.5

448.4

593.1

703.5

952.8

Belgium and Luxembourg

190.6

261.8

315.3

331.0

396.9

Netherlands

306.8

223.8

439.5

452.2

522.0

Germany Federal Republic

256.0

250.5

438.0

488.0

536.7

Italy

149.9

106.6

167.5

204.4

321.9

Denmark

-8.2

3.9

12.5

2.3

18.2

Greece

31.8

30.0

28.8

37.8

45.7

Portugal

-19.7

-13.7

-9.8

-8.1

-4.6

Spain

10.2

17.7

46.2

90.9

135.3

USA

-648.2

-549.6

-721.6

-673.5

-817.0

Canada

87.8

41.1

24.2

26.9

2.5

Algeria

35.6

15.6

7.5

10.2

-2.3

Argentina

-6.1

-6.5

-1.1

-4.4

-7.8

Australia

122.5

75.0

86.0

84.8

82.8

Austria

25.3

29.4

31.4

25.9

42.2

Bahamas

4.4

4.1

-4.9

2.9

1.3

Brazil

-26.8

9.9

-3.8

-24.5

-16.5

Canary Islands

10.1

8.8

16.2

18.0

17.1

China

-4.5

-12.1

-10.8

-26.6

-34.7

Colombia

-5.2

-9.1

-10.1

-21.2

-28.8

Cyprus

1.7

-0.5

5.0

1.3

5.6

Czechoslovakia

-7.7

-3.9

-0.2

-5.1

-6.5

Ecuador

-5.7

-5.4

-5.5

-0.4

-1.1

Egypt

106.0

83.5

67.3

78.1

72.2

Finland

-22.6

-21.4

-23.5

-31.3

-20.7

Germany, East

-7.5

-9.7

-5.1

-0.5

-4.5

Ghana

-6.8

-7.8

-15.9

-12.9

-11.7

Hong Kong

-27.7

-30.1

-23.6

-26.9

-22.2

Hungary

3.6

4.6

5.7

6.8

5.8

India

-9.0

-1.2

-6.1

-13.3

-12.6

Iran

50.3

26.2

45.4

57.1

104.9

Iraq

29.4

26.3

30.1

67.4

41.9

Israel

-1.3

-5.3

14.0

-5.5

-4.5

Ivory Coast

-10.3

-6.2

-5.7

-3.1

-7.5

Japan

-180.0

-157.8

-216.4

-258.2

-402.0

Kenya

-10.6

-6.9

-2.2

1.0

-0.5

Korea, South

-18.9

-21.4

-14.4

-17.3

-12.8

Kuwait

11.8

10.1

8.3

8.9

11.2

Libya

26.8

29.6

25.1

20.4

36.6

Malaysia

-13.1

-6.6

-10.6

-11.8

-6.9

Malta

6.4

3.0

7.5

3.5

4.6

Mexico

31.9

19.7

24.3

22.7

78.0

Morocco

1.9

2.9

3.1

-6.9

-4.6

New Zealand

8.5

0.6

1.4

3.3

-2.5

Nigeria

89.2

23.2

38.7

43.3

30.2

Norway

68.3

59.8

69.8

105.1

116.1

Pakistan

2.5

-0.9

0.6

1.6

0.1

Philippines

-4.5

-2.5

-4.0

-0.2

3.6

Poland

-55.1

-46.2

-36.6

-39.7

-45.3

Romania

-3.7

-18.6

-18.4

-4.1

-4.0

Saudi Arabia

75.9

62.6

56.6

55.7

60.2

Singapore

-10.2

-3.2

1.0

4.8

10.6

South Africa and Namibia

10.9

14.0

34.6

46.8

16.4

Sweden

21.8

33.7

65.8

70.9

70.3

Switzerland

32.8

69.5

99.8

88.7

139.9

Taiwan

-25.9

-36.1

-51.1

30.5

-51.3

Thailand

-3.3

-6.2

-8.6

-7.6

-9.9

Tunisia

-6.4

-2.5

-3.0

-2.4

-2.3

Turkey

-2.9

-5.5

-6.1

-10.2

-14.1

United Arab Emirates

11.5

12.8

11.3

12.1

16.8

USSR

-13.4

14.3

-11.5

-17.7

-5.1

Venezuela

25.4

8.6

33.8

25.7

9.7

Yugoslavia

9.2

0.0

11.9

2.3

18.1

Other

73.9

104.7

84.9

98.0

84.5

Total

315.8

753.0

1,568.3

2,087.6

2,316.9

¹The totals for countries other than the EC member states, the USA and Canada do not include Shannon Free Airport or parcel post or low value trade. The value of this trade is included in the residual "Other" heading.
²Minus denotes an import excess.
³Provisional.
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