In the first 11 months of last year, exports from Ireland had reached €193bn, which was an increase of 27% compared to the same period in 2021, as the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures show.

During the same period, imports to Ireland had increased by 39% to €129bn.

As for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, together they made up the largest Irish exports commodity at 39% and with exports increased by €569m equating to 9% in November.

Fuels imports saw a sharp increase, rising 40% to €1bn in November.

Ireland's largest export market remains with the EU which accounted for €6.6bn (38%) of total goods exports in November. Of this figure, the Netherlands was the largest export market with €1.7bn, followed by Beligum with €1.4bn and Germany accounting for €1.2bn.

More from Irish Examiner on Exports with the UK and to consult in depth findings of  the CSO's 'Goods Exports and Imports November 2022' can be found on their website here.

#RecordSurplus - A hike of 20% in exports to just over €111bn in 2015 boosted by the pharma and medical sectors, drove the trade surplus to a record level, writes The Irish Independent.

Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office showed that exports were €18.4bn higher than 2014. 

The figures also showed that the preliminary trade surplus for 2015 was €44bn, which is the largest surplus on record.

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