Dáil Éireann - Volume 319 - 25 March, 1980

Written Answers. - EC Imports and Exports.

199. Mr. L'Estrange asked the Taoiseach the total amount of imports into and exports from European Community countries for each year from 1973 with Ireland to date and the balance at the end of each year.

The Taoiseach: The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:

Value of Ireland's Trade with EEC countries 1973-1979.

Country

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

£ million

France

Imports

52.3

87.5

85.9

109.9

148.3

189.9

247.8

Exports

45.5

35.7

63.5

94.7

186.8

263.9

282.6

Import Excess

6.9

51.8

22.5

15.2

-38.5

-73.9

-34.8

Belgium & Luxembourg

Imports

21.2

35.1

30.7

45.4

59.6

69.9

103.3

Exports

27.9

36.5

53.0

83.1

112.6

150.8

205.1

Import Excess

-6.7

-1.4

-22.4

-37.7

-53.0

-80.9

-101.8

Netherlands

Imports

36.7

55.6

54.8

74.4

94.6

101.6

151.3

Exports

37.8

46.3

85.6

109.9

143.3

149.5

186.5

Import Excess

-1.1

9.2

-30.7

35.6

-48.6

-47.9

-35.3

Germany F.R.

Imports

93.1

126.2

119.6

160.8

202.0

265.5

359.1

Exports

54.0

66.5

114.5

161.0

216.4

247.6

306.3

Import Excess

39.1

59.7

5.1

-0.3

-14.4

17.9

52.7

Italy

Imports

23.3

33.8

42.7

59.6

88.8

114.5

139.2

Exports

17.7

17.5

39.5

43.0

46.7

63.1

81.6

Import Excess

5.6

16.3

3.2

16.6

42.1

51.4

57.6

Great Britain

Imports

534.1

706.0

768.3

1067.1

1360.7

1673.8

2196.7

Exports

393.1

529.7

628.1

743.1

992.1

1151.4

1358.6

Import Excess

140.9

176.3

140.2

324.0

368.7

522.4

838.1

Northern Ireland

Imports

42.6

51.7

64.4

84.1

126.2

161.6

212.0

Exports

82.2

104.7

153.5

161.9

190.3

248.3

265.9

Import Excess

-39.6

-53.0

-89.2

-77.8

-64.1

-86.7

-54.0

[505][506]Denmark

Imports

11.6

14.9

13.3

20.4

22.3

30.9

37.6

Exports

2.2

4.1

5.3

11.6

28.4

20.5

24.2

Import Excess

9.4

10.8

8.0

8.8

6.0

10.4

13.3

Total EEC

Imports

815.0

1110.8

1179.7

1621.7

2102.6

2607.7

3446.8

Exports

660.5

841.0

1143.0

1408.5

1916.5

2295.2

2710.9

Import Excess

154.5

269.8

36.7

213.2

186.1

312.6

736.0

Note: A minus (-) sign indicates an export excess.