Billy Kelleher
Question:96. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach the volume of exports and value in euro terms on a percentage basis in 2017 and 2018, by country, in tabular form. [1992/19]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 January 2019
96. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach the volume of exports and value in euro terms on a percentage basis in 2017 and 2018, by country, in tabular form. [1992/19]
View answerThe data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. It shows the top 15 trading partners covering approximately 87% of total trade.
Table A : Exports of Goods by country 2017-2018 and percentage share of total trade
Country |
Value €000 2017 |
Tonnes 2017 |
Value €000 Jan - Nov 2018 |
Tonnes Jan - Nov 2018 |
% of total Value of Exports 2017 |
% of total Value of Exports Jan - Nov 2018 |
United States |
33,283,714 |
805,036 |
36,606,734 |
569,552 |
27.1 |
28.5 |
Great Britain |
14,526,485 |
6,566,167 |
12,795,055 |
6,356,127 |
11.8 |
10.0 |
Belgium |
13,333,077 |
456,970 |
16,298,484 |
512,268 |
10.9 |
12.7 |
Germany |
10,099,239 |
436,847 |
9,579,401 |
386,034 |
8.2 |
7.5 |
Switzerland |
6,211,952 |
15,781 |
5,973,094 |
14,461 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
Netherlands |
5,929,216 |
1,331,931 |
7,066,630 |
1,098,799 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
France |
5,347,906 |
1,234,588 |
4,952,845 |
1,051,580 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
China |
4,378,334 |
315,720 |
4,077,541 |
306,958 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
Italy |
2,620,268 |
244,112 |
3,403,467 |
218,226 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
Japan |
2,617,183 |
56,609 |
3,188,714 |
59,933 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
Spain |
2,596,387 |
228,108 |
2,371,403 |
277,174 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
Northern Ireland |
1,928,901 |
3,267,659 |
1,859,393 |
2,802,478 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
Mexico |
1,427,471 |
30,917 |
1,333,332 |
32,699 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
Poland |
1,329,457 |
99,252 |
1,069,341 |
90,883 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
Canada |
1,091,129 |
168,593 |
1,286,350 |
254,045 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
Rest of World |
15,990,578 |
3,184,190 |
16,611,046 |
2,878,983 |
13.0 |
12.9 |