Exports Data

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Questions (107)

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

107. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the total exports by industry category in euro for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown between foreign direct investment companies exports and indigenous small and medium enterprises exports in euro terms for 2011, 2012, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45948/13]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Deputy Paul Kehoe)

Data for total exports of goods and services by industry category/economic sector or by country of ownership of the exporter is not available. However, a breakdown of service exports by sector is available. Data on total exports of goods and services (2011, 2012, Q1/2013 and Q2/2013) is included in Table 1. Annual data on exports of services by economic sector (2008-2012) are included in Table 2.

Table 1: Exports of goods and services for 2011, 2012, Q1/2013 and Q2/2013 (€ millions):

-	2011	2012	Q1/2013	Q2/2013
Total exports of goods & services	166,475	176,147	41,296	45,809
of which: exports of goods	85,007	85,852	19,690	21,738
of which: exports of services	81,468	90,295	21,606	24,071

Table 2: Exports of services classified by NACE Rev.2 Economic Sector for 2008 to 2012 (€ millions):

Economic sector	Description	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
All sectors	Total Exports of Goods (for information)	81,037	77,647	82,607	85,007	85,852
All sectors	Total Exports of Services	67,947	67,602	74,311	81,468	90,295
B-E & F	Service exports - from Industry & Construction Sectors	14,914	14,279	13,555	14,174	14,890
G-U	Service exports - from Services Sectors	53,033	53,323	60,756	67,294	75,405
-	of which:	-	-	-	-	-
J	Information and Communication Sectors	25,686	26,560	30,823	35,377	40,583
K-L	Financial, Insurance and Real Estate Sectors	15,966	15,297	17,045	17,231	18,918
-	All other service sectors	11,381	11,466	12,888	14,686	15,904