Rory O'Hanlon
Question:84 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Taoiseach the level of trade with Northern Ireland for each year from I993 to the last date for which statistics are available including trade North-South and South-North. [28026/98]
Written Answers. - Imports and Exports.
The latest month for which information is available is August 1998. The following table shows the value of Ireland's trade with Northern Ireland for the years 1993-7 and the eight-month period January to August 1998.
|
Imports |
Exports |
|
|
£m |
£m |
|
|
1993 |
417.2 |
701.0 |
|
1994 |
536.8 |
721.9 |
|
1995 |
651.2 |
785.3 |
|
1996 |
642.4 |
822.6 |
|
1997 |
744.5 |
1,061,4 |
|
Jan-Aug 1998 |
545.8 |
792.8 |
Note: It should be noted that, overall, approximately 3 per cent of trade is unclassified by country. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates.