asked the Taoiseach the value of (a) imports to and (b) exports from Ireland in relation to each of the Common Market countries in each of the past ten years, and the percentage of exports to such countries in relation to imports in each year over the same period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trade with EEC Countries.
5.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the information requested by the Deputy for the nine years 1953 to 1961, and for the eleven months ended November, 1962, the latest period for which the particulars are available.
Following is the statement:
EXTERNAL TRADE WITH EACH OF THE COMMON MARKET COUNTRIES IN EACH YEAR 1953-1961 AND IN THE PERIOD JANUARY-NOVEMBER, 1962.
|
Country |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
Jan-Nov. 1962 |
|
|
Belgium: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
3,586,188 |
2,967,815 |
3,793,257 |
2,979,194 |
3,635,138 |
3,477,559 |
3,945,462 |
4,488,023 |
5,568,088 |
5,377,362 |
|
Exports |
£ |
1,224,903 |
1,525,779 |
1,613,325 |
1,900,662 |
1,597,421 |
1,019,385 |
906,328 |
1,246,913 |
1,375,397 |
913,690 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports |
% |
34.2 |
51.4 |
42.5 |
63.8 |
43.9 |
29.3 |
23.0 |
27.8 |
24.7 |
17.0 |
|
France: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
3,256,832 |
3,354,874 |
3,073,595 |
2,414,950 |
3,116,193 |
3,182,813 |
3,492,904 |
4,596,233 |
5,503,834 |
6,421,307 |
|
Exports |
£ |
452,209 |
391,404 |
807,369 |
3,498,393 |
1,883,621 |
1,000,436 |
1,216,604 |
1,178,278 |
1,173,923 |
1,191,114 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports |
% |
13.9 |
11.7 |
26.3 |
144.9 |
60.4 |
31.4 |
34.8 |
25.6 |
21.3 |
18.5 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic): |
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|
Imports |
£ |
5,274,631 |
7,347,892 |
9,625,588 |
7,961,851 |
7,016,817 |
8,017,988 |
10,493,664 |
11,963,574 |
14,452,782 |
17,320,272 |
|
Exports |
£ |
916,656 |
1,787,765 |
1,457,576 |
2,316,010 |
3,304,761 |
2,823,349 |
3,495,839 |
3,706,533 |
5,619,633 |
4,690,475 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports |
% |
17.4 |
24.3 |
15.1 |
29.1 |
47.1 |
35.2 |
33.3 |
31.0 |
38.9 |
27.1 |
|
Netherlands: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
8,672,612 |
5,334,381 |
5,259,283 |
4,776,320 |
4,613,711 |
5,681,848 |
6,317,733 |
6,040,137 |
6,914,202 |
7,764,204 |
|
Exports |
£ |
632,687 |
702,823 |
626,679 |
1,787,009 |
1,015,419 |
660,731 |
1,114,790 |
1,119,386 |
2,058,021 |
1,645,678 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports |
% |
7.3 |
13.2 |
11.9 |
37.4 |
22.0 |
11.6 |
17.6 |
18.5 |
29.8 |
21.2 |
|
Italy: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
2,079,329 |
1,372,120 |
1,782,751 |
1,582,620 |
1,445,714 |
1,677,652 |
1,962,568 |
2,101,182 |
2,675,800 |
3,160,275 |
|
Exports |
£ |
235,984 |
326,911 |
369,874 |
672,552 |
928,771 |
541,102 |
775,019 |
1,459,624 |
1,106,647 |
1,061,643 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports |
% |
11.5 |
23.8 |
20.7 |
42.5 |
64.2 |
32.3 |
39.5 |
69.5 |
41.4 |
33.6 |
|
Luxembourg: |
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|
Imports |
£ |
102,147 |
210,766 |
209,674 |
163,521 |
119,358 |
139,066 |
242,335 |
247,952 |
203,913 |
333,698 |
|
Exports |
£ |
— |
164 |
2,931 |
5,346 |
— |
80 |
614 |
325 |
740 |
709 |
|
Percentage of Exports to Imports |
% |
nil |
0.1 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
nil |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |