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The Central
Statistics Office said today that on an unadjusted basis, the value of Irish goods exports
in April 2010 fell by 7% compared with April 2009, while imports were up 12%.
Seasonally adjusted imports increased by 8% to €4.16bn and
exports increased by 4% to €7.07bn between March and April 2010.
An analysis of trends between the first three months of 2009 and
2010 shows that: Exports decreased from €21.91bn to €20.79bn (-5%):
Organic chemicals decreased by 17%, Computer equipment by 42% and Other
transport equipment (including aircraft) by 85%. Exports of Medical and
pharmaceutical products increased by 8% and Metalliferous ores by 75%. Goods to
Belgium decreased by 14% and to France by 19%. Exports to Switzerland
increased by 6% and to Saudi Arabia by 48%.
Medical and pharmaceutical products account for more than 50% of Irish
merchandise exports and the sector increased by 26% in the five years to 2009
but employment remained stagnant at about 40,000.
Imports decreased from €12.53bn to €11.03bn (-12%): Computer
equipment decreased by 54%, Other transport equipment (including aircraft) by
42% and Electrical machinery by 11%.
Imports of Petroleum increased by 25%, Medical and
pharmaceutical products by 19% and Road vehicles by 30%. Goods from the United
States decreased by 27%, from China by 33% and from Great Britain by 6%.
Imports from Switzerland increased by 107% and from Libya by 313%.
