Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
320 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the volume of trade between Zimbabwe and Ireland; the industries and companies currently involved in this trade; the goods originating in Zimbabwe that are imported into Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28825/08]
View answerTrade between Ireland and Zimbabwe is at a very low level: figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that during 2007 the value of merchandise trade between Zimbabwe and Ireland amounted to €964,000 comprising €277,000 in imports from Zimbabwe and €687,000 in exports to Zimbabwe. The CSO's figures for the period January to March 2008 show the value of merchandise trade at €64,000 with imports reaching €16,000 while exports were valued at €48,000. These figures do not identify the value of goods originating in Zimbabwe but merely the value of goods imported from that country.
There was no services trade with Zimbabwe in 2006, the latest year for which country figures are available. The following tables illustrate the full extent of Zimbabwe/Ireland merchandise trade, as notified by the CSO and shows the category of goods and industry sectors involved. The names of the specific companies trading are not available to my Department.
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Merchandise Exports to Zimbabwe Year 2007 |
Merchandise Imports from Zimbabwe Year 2007 |
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Commodity Exports 2007 |
(€000) |
Commodity Imports 2007 |
(€000) |
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TOTAL |
687 |
TOTAL |
277 |
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General industrial machinery & equipment & parts |
288 |
Vegetables & fruit |
230 |
|
Medical & pharmaceutical products |
113 |
Articles of apparel; clothing accessories |
25 |
|
Computers |
106 |
Cork & wood manufactures (excl. furniture) |
12 |
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Electrical machinery, apparatus & appliances & parts |
43 |
Coffee, tea cocoa, spices & manufactures thereof |
2 |
|
Textile fibres & their wastes |
38 |
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
2 |
|
Essential oils, perfume materials; toilet & cleansing preps |
34 |
Crude animal & vegetable materials |
2 |
|
Professional, scientific & controlling apparatus |
31 |
Non-metallic mineral manufactures |
1 |
|
Articles of apparel; clothing accessories |
9 |
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles & related products |
1 |
|
Chemical materials & products |
8 |
Furniture & parts thereof; bedding, cushions etc. |
1 |
|
Furniture & parts thereof; bedding, cushions etc. |
7 |
Certain other misc. products (incl. Estimates) |
1 |
|
Manufactures of metals |
4 |
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Road vehicles |
4 |
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Telecommunications & sound equipment |
2 |
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Merchandise Exports to Zimbabwe Jan/March 2008 |
Merchandise Imports from Zimbabwe Jan/Mar 2008 |
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Commodity Exports Jan-Mar 2008 |
(€000) |
Commodity Imports Jan-Mar 2008 |
(€000) |
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TOTAL |
48 |
TOTAL |
16 |
|
Medical & pharmaceutical products |
32 |
Cork & wood manufactures (excl. furniture) |
12 |
|
Textile fibres & their wastes |
6 |
Vegetables & fruit |
3 |
|
Electrical machinery, apparatus & appliances & parts |
5 |
Certain other misc. products (incl. Estimates) |
1 |
|
Chemical materials & products |
4 |
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Articles of apparel; clothing accessories |
1 |
