Austin Deasy
Ceist:208 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the balance of trade with Brazil for the most recent years for which figures are available; and the main product concerned. [18217/99]
Written Answers. - Trade Statistics.
In recent years Ireland's trade with Brazil has been in surplus. In 1996 the balance of trade in our favour was £22 million, in 1997 it was £42 million and in 1998 it was £80 million. Details of bilateral trade with Brazil are contained in the following tables.
Trade with Brazil
|
Exports£000 |
Imports£000 |
Balance |
TotalTrade |
|
|
1990 |
16,403 |
41,840 |
-25,437 |
58,243 |
|
1991 |
43,775 |
38,311 |
+5,464 |
82,086 |
|
1992 |
20,523 |
43,051 |
22,528 |
63,574 |
|
1993 |
43,379 |
41,365 |
+2,014 |
84,744 |
|
1994 |
51,889 |
60,600 |
-8,711 |
112,489 |
|
1995 |
55,500 |
57,500 |
-2,000 |
113,000 |
|
1996 |
69,311 |
47,160 |
+22,151 |
116,471 |
|
1997 |
91,854 |
49,435 |
+42,419 |
141,289 |
|
1998 |
114,738 |
34,086 |
+80,652 |
148,824 |
|
Jan. – Mar. 1998 |
18,271 |
9,435 |
+8,836 |
27,706 |
|
Jan. – Mar. 1999 |
29,310 |
14,518 |
+14,792 |
43,828 |
Principal Commodities Traded with Brazil
Exports
|
Item |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Other transport equipment |
361,021 |
31,873,678 |
|
Medical and pharmaceutical products |
28,807,496 |
22,838,545 |
|
Organic chemicals |
26,942,525 |
13,899,257 |
|
Office machines and data processing machines |
8,350,866 |
12,503,272 |
|
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances |
567,157 |
6,469,822 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
1,418,330 |
6,373,604 |
|
Photographic apparatus and optical goods |
4,864,532 |
3,668,039 |
|
Essential oils and perfumes |
1,682,670 |
2,546,836 |
|
Miscellaneous food preparations |
2,064,850 |
2,443,186 |
|
Professional, scientific and controlling apparatus |
3,926,812 |
2,121,757 |
|
General industrial machinery and equipment |
1,487,257 |
1,486,481 |
|
Plastics in primary form |
1,351,558 |
1,363,385 |
|
Beverages |
1,786,798 |
1,104,730 |
|
Power generating machinery and equipment |
291,211 |
730,799 |
|
Machinery specialised for particular industries |
835,970 |
652,948 |
|
Dairy products and birds' eggs |
1,714,348 |
560,825 |
|
Metalworking machinery |
1,002,975 |
249,930 |
|
% of exports represented by these categories |
95 |
97 |
Principal Commodities Traded with Brazil
Imports
|
Item |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Cork and wood manufactures |
10,465,979 |
8,826,848 |
|
Fruit and vegetables |
6,582,684 |
6,894,487 |
|
Textile yarn and fabrics |
3,800,743 |
4,651,282 |
|
Footwear |
2,219,422 |
2,945,025 |
|
Cork and wood |
1,728,446 |
2,085,195 |
|
Tobacco and tobacco manufactures |
1,383,549 |
1,934,312 |
|
General industrial machinery and equipment |
485,760 |
657,077 |
|
Professional, scientific and controlling apparatus |
806,004 |
605,160 |
|
Organic chemicals |
1,832,873 |
547,667 |
|
Feeding stuff for animals |
14,867,149 |
195,810 |
|
% of imports represented by these categories |
90 |
86 |