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Ireland’s goods trade surplus increased in June from the prior month, according the Central Statistics Office on Tuesday.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, exports rose 15% month-on-month to €18.28 billion in June from €15.86 billion. Meanwhile, imports fell 2.8% to €11.60 billion from €11.93 billion. This resulted in the surplus widened by €2.76 billion reaching €6.68 billion from €3.93 billion.
‘Comparing the first half of 2023 with the same period in 2022, exports of goods were down 3%, and the value of imports increased by 2%. Exports for the first six months of 2023 were more than €102 billion,’ the CSO said.
‘Imports from Great Britain fell by 20% to €1.7 billion in June 2023 compared with June 2022,’ it added.
The largest decrease was in the imports of Chemicals & Related Products which fell 41%.
‘Exports to Great Britain grew by 19% to €2.3 billion in June 2023 from June 2022,’ the CSO said.
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