Trade Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 November 2016

Tuesday, 15 November 2016

Questions (694)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

694. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide a statistical breakdown of economic activity from imports from Britain and Northern Ireland on an annual basis from 2014 to 2016 to date, inclusive. [34603/16]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Enterprise 2025, the Government's long-term enterprise policy, is an ambitious strategy, with the objective of delivering growth over the next decade that is sustainable. The objective is to achieve full employment over the period to 2020, underpinned by innovation, productivity, cost effectiveness and competitiveness. The competitiveness of our imports as inputs to the productive sector of the economy is an important consideration in terms of overall enterprise performance.

According to the latest CSO Trade Statistics, total merchandise imports reached €70 billion in 2015, of which 24% were from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as set out in Table 1.

These imports are inputs to production processes throughout the economy in addition to consumer markets as set out in Table 2.

Imports of services totalled over €109 billion in 2014, the latest year for which a detailed breakdown is available, of which €11.3 billion were from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as set out in Table 3.

My Department will continue to monitor developments in import patterns over the coming months as data becomes available on the competitiveness impacts for enterprises and consumers.

Table 1. Imports from Great Britain, 2014, 2015 and 2016, €m

-	2014	2015	January to July 2016
Total imports from Great Britain	16461	16897	8663
Total imports from Northern Ireland	1104	1091	588
Total imports	62,157	70,007	38,177
GB and Northern Ireland as % of Total	28%	26%	24%

CSO Trade Statistics July 2016 Release

Table 2. Value of Merchandise Imports by main Use

-	All Countries	Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Other EU Member States	GB and NI as % of total
Producer Capital Goods (Euro Thousand)	17,657,700	1,462,700	9,492,500	8%
Consumption Goods (Euro Thousand)	19,815,100	..	..
Consumption Goods (Food, Drink and Tobacco) (Euro Thousand)	5,746,700	2,931,500	2,186,500	51%
Other Consumption Goods (Other Than Food, Drink and Tobacco) (Euro Thousand)	14,068,400	4,601,800	3,598,300	33%
Materials for Production (Euro Thousand)	31,068,100	..	..
Materials for Agriculture Production (Euro Thousand)	2,068,400	569,700	698,800	28%
Materials for Production (Other Than Agriculture) (Euro Thousand)	28,999,700	7,505,200	7,896,500	26%
Not Classified (Euro Thousand)	1,570,100	..	..

CSO Statbank external trade statistics (10 November 2016)

Table 3. Imports of Services, 2014

-	All countries and international organisations	United Kingdom	UK as % of total
Services total	109,376	11,361	10.4%
Transport	1,842	567	30.8%
Tourism and travel	4,561	840	18.4%
Communications	979	..
Insurance	5,970	1,347	22.6%
Financial services	6,662	..
Computer services	647	102	15.8%
Royalties/licences	48,482	770	1.6%
All business services	38,816	5,336	13.7%
Business services: Merchanting	..	..
Business services: Other Trade related services	..	..
Business services: Operational leasing	1,269	30	2.4%
Business services: Legal, Accounting and other professional services	1,074	140	13.0%
Business services: Advertising and market research	4,541	701	15.4%
Business services: Research and development	6,615	362	5.5%
Business services: Architectural engineering and other technical services	110	45	40.9%
Business services: Management services between affiliates	..	..
Business services: Other	11,712	2,727	23.3%
Business services: Trade related services	13,496	1,330	9.9%
Other services not elsewhere stated	266	64	24.1%
Repairs and processing	1,153	23	2.0%