Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 February 2014
273. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total value of cross-Border trade to the economy for the most recent consecutive five years for which data is available. [4899/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Central Statistics Office (CSO) views the United Kingdom as a whole for services trade data. Therefore, it is not possible to provide separate Great Britain and Northern Ireland figures for services trade.
Merchandise trade figures are however available from the CSO for Northern Ireland and are as follows:
|
Year |
Exports (€m) |
% Change on Previous Year |
Imports (€m) |
% Change on Previous Year |
Trade Balance (€m) |
|
2008 |
1,565 |
1,261 |
304 |
||
|
2009 |
1,286 |
-18% |
941 |
-25% |
345 |
|
2010 |
1,326 |
3% |
990 |
5% |
336 |
|
2011 |
1,422 |
7% |
1,047 |
6% |
375 |
|
2012 |
1,436 |
1% |
1,026 |
-2% |
410 |
|
Jan-Nov 2012 |
1,325 |
950 |
375 |
||
|
Jan-Nov 2013 |
1,352 |
2% |
931 |
-2% |
421 |
