Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:195 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the top ten EU countries with which Ireland trades in terms of exports and imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2004
195 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the top ten EU countries with which Ireland trades in terms of exports and imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/04]
Amharc ar fhreagra196 Mr. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the top ten non-EU countries with which Ireland currently trades in terms on exports and imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23701/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together.
Tables 1 and 2 below identify Ireland's top ten EU and non-EU trading partners by value in 2003, respectively. The year 2003 is the latest one for which complete annual data are available. For comparative purposes, values for 2002 and 2001 are also included.
In addition, table 3 identifies Ireland's top ten trading partners within a global context.
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
|
€(000) |
€(000) |
€(000) |
|
Exports |
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Great Britain |
13,446,568 |
20,886,658 |
20,793,808 |
Belgium |
10,314,932 |
13,549,307 |
4,446,178 |
Germany |
6,826,042 |
6,740,417 |
11,682,508 |
France |
5,020,798 |
4,693,372 |
5,541,568 |
Netherlands |
4,268,284 |
3,511,632 |
4,263,614 |
Italy |
3,749,160 |
3,601,523 |
3,311,898 |
Spain |
2,353,688 |
2,242,630 |
2,297,985 |
Northern Ireland |
1,409,424 |
1,610,716 |
1,864,521 |
Sweden |
1,161,251 |
1,203,052 |
1,355,024 |
Denmark |
501,322 |
545,302 |
596,605 |
Total |
49,051,469 |
58,584,609 |
56,153,709 |
Imports |
|||
Great Britain |
15,893,393 |
22,112,667 |
21,495,813 |
Germany |
3,882,999 |
3,769,468 |
3,612,000 |
Netherlands |
1,978,110 |
2,090,106 |
2,156,168 |
France |
1,787,947 |
2,128,100 |
2,684,811 |
Northern Ireland |
1,281,036 |
1,215,376 |
1,489,035 |
Italy |
923,204 |
908,536 |
1,199,345 |
Belgium |
965,780 |
1,002,698 |
1,048,706 |
Denmark |
840,643 |
684,954 |
672,220 |
Spain |
587,980 |
601,219 |
612,169 |
Sweden |
401,903 |
379,968 |
446,661 |
Total |
28,542,995 |
34,893,092 |
35,416,928 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
|
€(000) |
€(000) |
€(000) |
|
Exports |
|||
United States |
16,939,245 |
16,509,438 |
15,694,396 |
Switzerland |
2,603,265 |
3,103,770 |
2,705,698 |
Japan |
2,109,434 |
2,630,798 |
3,261,074 |
Singapore |
734,246 |
739,310 |
641,308 |
Hong Kong |
688,304 |
534,074 |
670,201 |
Australia |
647,646 |
636,070 |
834,838 |
Malaysia |
578,068 |
765,941 |
1,140,342 |
South Korea |
509,585 |
640,367 |
695,906 |
Norway |
530,137 |
517,204 |
587,172 |
Canada |
469,383 |
510,896 |
592,502 |
Total |
25,809,313 |
26,587,868 |
26,823,437 |
Imports |
|||
United States |
6,755,916 |
8,052,982 |
8,084,943 |
Japan |
1,550,262 |
1,446,133 |
1,617,496 |
China |
1,422,524 |
878,878 |
684,330 |
Norway |
1,229,408 |
860,149 |
951,972 |
Singapore |
1,027,013 |
962,080 |
1,324,296 |
Switzerland |
698,369 |
636,862 |
554,420 |
Taiwan |
644,253 |
881,722 |
991,909 |
Hong Kong |
500,728 |
741,403 |
716,727 |
South Korea |
586,681 |
677,668 |
685,443 |
Canada |
463,517 |
419,554 |
617,526 |
Total |
14,878,671 |
15,557,431 |
16,229,062 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
|
€(000) |
€(000) |
€(000) |
|
Exports |
|||
United States |
16,939,245 |
16,509,438 |
15,694,396 |
Great Britain |
13,446,568 |
20,886,658 |
20,793,808 |
Belgium |
10,314,932 |
13,549,307 |
4,446,178 |
Germany |
6,826,042 |
6,740,417 |
11,682,508 |
France |
5,020,798 |
4,693,372 |
5,541,568 |
Netherlands |
4,268,284 |
3,511,632 |
4,263,614 |
Italy |
3,749,160 |
3,601,523 |
3,311,898 |
Switzerland |
2,603,265 |
3,103,770 |
2,705,698 |
Spain |
2,353,688 |
2,242,630 |
2,297,985 |
Japan |
2,109,434 |
2,630,798 |
3,261,074 |
Total |
67,631,416 |
77,469,545 |
73,998,727 |
Imports |
|||
Great Britain |
15,893,393 |
22,112,667 |
21,495,813 |
United States |
6,755,916 |
8,052,982 |
8,084,943 |
Germany |
3,882,999 |
3,769,468 |
3,612,000 |
France |
1,787,947 |
2,128,100 |
2,684,811 |
Netherlands |
1,978,110 |
2,090,106 |
2,156,168 |
Japan |
1,550,262 |
1,446,133 |
1,617,496 |
Northern Ireland |
1,281,036 |
1,215,376 |
1,489,035 |
Singapore |
1,027,013 |
962,080 |
1,324,296 |
Norway |
1,229,408 |
860,149 |
951,972 |
Italy |
923,204 |
908,536 |
1,199,345 |
Total |
36,309,288 |
43,545,597 |
44,615,879 |