Vol. 498 No. 2
17 Mr. Broughan asked the Taoiseach the levels of trade between Northern Ireland and the Republic for each of the years from 1993 to date; and the percentage this represents of the overall trade of both parts of Ireland. [26107/98]
Table 1 contains Ireland's imports from Northern Ireland, Ireland's total imports and the imports of Northern Ireland as a percentage of total imports, for the years 1993 to 1997 and the seven months period January to July 1998. Table 2 contains the corresponding information for exports. It is not possible to show Northern Ireland's trade with the Republic as a percentage of Northern Ireland's overall trade, because its trade is not distinguished from other United Kingdom trade.
It should be noted that overall, approximately 3 per cent of trade is unclassified by country. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates.
Table 1 — Imports from Northern Ireland.
|
Year |
Imports from Northern Ireland |
Total Imports |
|
|
£m |
£m |
Percentage |
|
|
1993 |
417.2 |
14,884.7 |
2.8 per cent |
|
1994 |
536.8 |
17,283.4 |
3.1 per cent |
|
1995 |
651.2 |
20,619.1 |
3.2 per cent |
|
1996 |
642.4 |
22,429.4 |
2.9 per cent |
|
1997 |
744.5 |
25,879.7 |
2.9 per cent |
|
Jan-Jul 1998 |
478.0 |
18,052.9 |
2.6 per cent |
|
Year |
Exports to Northern Ireland |
Total Exports |
|
|
£m |
£m |
Percentage |
|
|
1993 |
701.0 |
19.829.7 |
3.5 per cent |
|
1994 |
721.9 |
22,753.4 |
3.2 per cent |
|
1995 |
785.3 |
27,824.7 |
2.8 per cent |
|
1996 |
822.6 |
30,407.0 |
2.7 per cent |
|
1997 |
1,061.4 |
35,154.9 |
3.0 per cent |
|
Jan-Jul 1998 |
703.7 |
25,761.2 |
2.7 per cent |
