Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 9 May 1995

Vol. 452 No. 5

Written Answers. - Trade Statistics.

David Andrews

Ceist:

34 Mr. Andrews asked the Taoiseach if he will furnish comparative figures for Ireland's trade with all Middle Eastern countries in the last five years. [8159/95]

The Taoiseach

The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables. Details are provided for 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and January-October 1994.

Table 1

Exports to Middle Eastern Countries

	1990	1991	1992	1993	Jan-Oct 1994
	£	£	£	£	£
Bahrain	4,864	5,322	5,555	7,483	6,445
Cyprus	10,216	13,016	13,255	15,420	13,335
Egypt	34,454	41,783	40,008	93,397	107,809
Iran	46,659	9,926	11,940	20,348	27,014
Iraq	20,386	822	2,647	3,792	404
Israel	23,897	25,559	32,739	40,009	53,932
Jordan	4,434	3,746	4,492	7,602	7,272
Kuwait	8,199	4,348	12,753	17,166	18,349
Lebanon	4,838	8,368	9,645	10,857	11,972
Oman	3,533	3,853	4,277	4,826	4,303
Qatar	2,504	3,258	3,784	5,154	4,345
Saudi Arabia	68,887	83,982	95,639	138,616	108,332
Syria	4,123	1,690	2,096	3,205	6,391
United Arab Emirates	15,685	22,139	22,652	38,340	38,283
Yemen	7,258	9,044	6,105	9,648	3,000

Table 2

Imports from Middle Eastern Countries

	1990	1991	1992	1993	Jan-Oct 1994
	£	£	£	£	£
Bahrain	389	160	190	252	171
Cyprus	7,963	9,480	7,841	9,600	7,668
Egypt	1,845	1,048	1,344	3,123	3,248
Iran	211	704	684	1,017	565
Iraq	26	7	209	8	2
Israel	21,948	26,034	27,652	25,428	23,528
Jordan	100	10	41	169	446
Kuwait	61	81	474	184	797
Lebanon	282	986	250	232	326
Oman	28	44	4	35	2,732
Qatar	26	14	7	32	18
Saudi Arabia	920	13,431	1,228	572	1,914
Syria	2,448	120	398	57	1,016
United Arab Emirates	2,221	3,036	6,351	5,906	3,571
Yemen	18	11	0	15	60

Note: In general, country detail may be understated due to the non-inclusion of some intra-EU estimates (from January 1993 onwards), low value transactions, parcel post and Shannon Free Airport trade. Over 95 per cent of external trade is classified by country.