Ireland's exports to EU countries in 2000 totalled £40.3 billion, 51.2 billion, representing an 18% increase on 1999 figures. EU markets showing particularly strong growth for exports in 2000 included Italy, £2.6 billion, 3.3 billion, +31%, the UK, £14.3 billion, 18.1 billion, +23% and Germany, £7.4 billion, 9.4, +17%.
In 1999, exports to EU countries increased by 11% on 1998 to total £34.2 billion, 43.5 billion. Among the EU markets showing strong export growth in 1999 were the Netherlands, £3.3 billion, 4.2 billion, +28%, Italy, £2 billion, 2.5 billion, +28%, France, £4.4 billion, 5.6 billion, +17% and the UK, £11.6 billion, 14.7 billion, +11%.
Provisional figures for the first two months of 2001, the latest figures available, indicate that exports to EU countries totalled £6.9 billion, 8.8 billion, an increase of 21% on the same period in 2000.
Ireland's imports from EU countries in 2000 totalled £23.7 billion, 30 billion, representing a 23% increase on 1999 figures. There were significant increases in imports from the UK, £13.6 billion, 17.2 billion, +18% and France, £2 billion, 2.6 billion, +42% in 2000.
In 1999, imports from EU countries increased by 13% on 1998 to total £19.2 billion, 24.4 billion. EU countries from which our imports increased significantly in 1999 included France, £1.4 billion, 1.8 billion, +18% and Italy, £730.1 million, 927.1 million, +34%.
Provisional figures for the first two months of 2001 indicate that imports from EU countries totalled £4.3 billion an increase of 17% on the same period in 2000.
Question No. 115 answered with Question No. 69.