Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 11 May 1994

Vol. 442 No. 6

Written Answers. - Trade with UK.

Ivor Callely

Question:

65 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he will give details of Ireland's trade with the UK over the last five years; the total value; the most common goods; the targets set to increase trade over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Tourism and Trade (Mr. McCreevy)

According to the most recent material from the Central Statistics Office, the value of Ireland's exports to the UK for each of the years 1989 to 1993 are as follows:

Year	Value
	£million
1989	4,896
1990	4,834
1991	4,797
1992	5,232
1993	3,412
(to August)

The most recent trade statistics, for the period January-August 1993, suggest continued growth in our exports to the UK and the possible emergence of a trade surplus for the first time in many years.

The most common goods exported to the UK in 1992 (the most recent year for which full data are available) were as follows (statistics also from CSO):

Export Goods	Value
	1992
	£million
Office machines and automatic data processing machines	689
Miscellaneous manufactured articles	527
Meat and meat preparations	380
Dairy products and birds' eggs	328
Miscellaneous edible products and preparations	279
Organic chemicals	255