Dáil Éireann - Volume 498 - 16 December, 1998

Written Answers. - Imports and Exports.

84. Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Taoiseach the level of trade with Northern Ireland for each year from I993 to the last date for which statistics are available including trade North-South and South-North. [28026/98]

The Taoiseach: The latest month for which information is available is August 1998. The following table shows the value of Ireland's trade [1337] with Northern Ireland for the years 1993-7 and the eight-month period January to August 1998.

Imports

Exports

£m

£m

1993

417.2

701.0

1994

536.8

721.9

1995

651.2

785.3

1996

642.4

822.6

1997

744.5

1,061,4

Jan-Aug 1998

545.8

792.8

Note: It should be noted that, overall, approximately 3 per cent of trade is unclassified by country. The unclassified trade consists mainly of intra-EU estimates.