David Stanton
Question:52 Mr. Stanton asked the Taoiseach the most recent trade figures between Ireland and the 50 most important trading partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15625/99]
Written Answers. - Trade Statistics.
The following table gives Ireland's trade with its 50 most important importing and exporting partners for the year 1998.
Trade by country, 1998.
|
Country |
Imports£million |
Exports£million |
|
Great Britain |
9,617.0 |
8,837.8 |
|
USA |
5,005.6 |
6,083.9 |
|
Germany |
1,938.1 |
6,567.1 |
|
France |
1,216.7 |
3,715.3 |
|
Netherlands |
949.8 |
2,452.2 |
|
Japan |
2,186.7 |
1,163.3 |
|
Belgium and Luxembourg |
363.5 |
2,863.5 |
|
Italy |
591.1 |
1.481.2 |
|
Northern Ireland |
839.4 |
1,181.0 |
|
Singapore |
1,535.4 |
296.3 |
|
Spain |
343.5 |
1,186.0 |
|
Switzerland |
252.6 |
910.0 |
|
Sweden |
303.6 |
816.6 |
|
Norway |
354.6 |
441.2 |
|
South Korea |
490.9 |
285.5 |
|
Taiwan |
579.4 |
116.2 |
|
Denmark |
184.5 |
444.2 |
|
Malaysia |
346.3 |
255.2 |
|
Canada |
292.3 |
271.6 |
|
China |
503.3 |
59.3 |
|
Finland |
246.5 |
217.8 |
|
Country |
Imports£million |
Exports£million |
|
Hong Kong |
188.7 |
231.8 |
|
Philippines |
165.6 |
225.8 |
|
Israel |
142.0 |
181.8 |
|
South Africa |
45.5 |
269.9 |
|
Austria |
64.7 |
249.0 |
|
Portugal |
84.8 |
180.9 |
|
Hungary |
179.5 |
73.7 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
25.0 |
226.1 |
|
Poland |
56.7 |
190.4 |
|
Turkey |
69.9 |
138.8 |
|
Thailand |
143.7 |
64.9 |
|
Russia |
11.7 |
193.4 |
|
Mexico |
59.3 |
128.9 |
|
Egypt |
6.4 |
150.8 |
|
Czech Republic |
40.4 |
106.8 |
|
Greece |
19.0 |
118.6 |
|
India |
63.3 |
38.0 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
5.6 |
80.6 |
|
North Korea |
8.6 |
76.7 |
|
Nigeria |
0.0 |
61.1 |
|
Morocco |
27.0 |
23.3 |
|
New Zealand |
17.6 |
31.5 |
|
Argentina |
10.5 |
36.9 |
|
Algeria |
0.0 |
43.4 |
|
Pakistan |
15.2 |
23.1 |
|
Chile |
11.6 |
25.2 |
|
Lebanon |
0.0 |
34.0 |
|
Iceland |
0.0 |
30.3 |
|
Venezuela |
0.0 |
25.9 |
Note: Overall, approximately 3 per cent of trade is unclassified by country. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates.