Bernard J. Durkan
Question:158 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach Ireland’s top ten trading partners both in terms of imports and exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28608/04]
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The table below identifies Ireland's top ten trading partners by value for each flow in 2003. This is the latest year for which complete annual data are available. For comparative purposes, values for 2002 and 2001 are also included.
|
Exports |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
|
€(000) |
€(000) |
€(000) |
|
|
United States |
16,939,245 |
16,509,438 |
15,694,396 |
|
Great Britain |
13,443,332 |
20,886,658 |
20,797,670 |
|
Belgium |
10,314,879 |
13,549,307 |
4,446,178 |
|
Germany |
6,824,755 |
6,740,417 |
11,682,508 |
|
France |
5,021,232 |
4,693,372 |
5,541,568 |
|
Netherlands |
4,261,938 |
3,511,632 |
4,263,614 |
|
Italy |
3,749,899 |
3,601,523 |
3,311,898 |
|
Switzerland |
2,603,265 |
3,103,770 |
2,705,698 |
|
Spain |
2,353,493 |
2,242,630 |
2,297,985 |
|
Japan |
2,109,434 |
2,630,798 |
3,261,074 |
|
Total |
67,621,472 |
77,469,545 |
74,002,589 |
|
Imports |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
|
€(000) |
€(000) |
€(000) |
|
|
Great Britain |
15,891,116 |
22,112,223 |
21,493,714 |
|
United States |
6,755,916 |
8,052,982 |
8,084,943 |
|
Germany |
3,879,737 |
3,769,468 |
3,612,000 |
|
Netherlands |
1,976,282 |
2,090,106 |
2,156,168 |
|
France |
1,788,855 |
2,128,100 |
2,684,811 |
|
Japan |
1,550,262 |
1,446,133 |
1,617,496 |
|
Northern Ireland |
1,281,411 |
1,215,376 |
1,489,035 |
|
Norway |
1,229,408 |
860,149 |
951,972 |
|
Singapore |
1,027,013 |
962,080 |
1,324,296 |
|
Italy |
923,217 |
908,536 |
1,199,345 |
|
Total |
36,303,217 |
43,545,153 |
44,613,780 |