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Table NI27.1 Planning permissions granted1 for residential dwellings in Northern Ireland, 2003/04 - 2018/19
YearNew single dwellingsReplacement single dwellingsHousing developments2Total
2003-047,3551,6141,24510,214
2004-058,5361,7041,34211,582
2005-068,4181,7591,43011,607
2006-077,6021,5151,47210,589
2007-086,5191,8211,68310,023
2008-094,7082,0601,8718,639
2009-103,8321,7541,5847,170
2010-112,6191,0851,0574,761
2011-122,7189267194,363
2012-132,2127605683,540
2013-141,7875844812,852
2014-151,7106375552,902
2015-161,7626155582,935
2016-172,1407387343,612
2017-181,8337347353,302
2018-191,8577256783,260
1The number of applications granted is based on the number of decisions issued in the same time period.
2It is not currently possible to extract the actual number of houses included in a housing development application and these can vary greatly in number. Housing developments also include apartments.
Source: NI Planning Portal
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Table NI27.2 Total Public Sector Current Receipts excl. PS Banks

Table NI27.3 Goods Exports and Imports 2018 classified by commodity (summary level)
 €000% of which:€000% of which:
SITC level 112018 Exports 2018 Imports 
TotalNorthern IrelandNorthern IrelandTotalNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland
0Food and live animals11,192,435643,9585.87,796,995591,0397.6
1Beverages and tobacco1,440,54376,5435.3904,70189,2159.9
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,920,50080,6254.2937,73572,4437.7
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials1,199,21937,4193.16,007,028146,5902.4
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes65,0418,24012.7276,32720,4447.4
5Chemicals and related products85,757,068336,5280.419,872,08059,4800.3
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material2,318,476298,71512.95,381,993169,3183.1
7Machinery and transport equipment19,918,162147,9730.739,651,291142,1610.4
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles15,733,524219,7991.48,753,18779,7470.9
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere1,164,506184,34515.82,322,493122,3705.3
Total140,709,4752,034,1461.491,903,8281,492,8061.6
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification 
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO 
Table NI27.4 Net Goods Exports and Imports 2018 with Northern Ireland classified by commodity (summary level)
€000
SITC level 11ExportsImportsNet exports less imports
Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland
0Food and live animals643,958591,03952,919
1Beverages and tobacco76,54389,215-12,672
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels80,62572,4438,182
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials37,419146,590-109,171
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes8,24020,444-12,204
5Chemicals and related products336,52859,480277,048
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material298,715169,318129,397
7Machinery and transport equipment147,973142,1615,812
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles219,79979,747140,052
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere184,345122,37061,975
Total2,034,1461,492,806541,340
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI27.5 Goods Exports and Imports 2017 and 2018 classified by commodity (summary level)
  2017 Exports2018 Exports2017 Imports2018 Imports
SITC level 11€000% of which: Northern Ireland€000% of which: Northern Ireland€000% of which: Northern Ireland€000% of which: Northern Ireland
0Food and live animals11,374,5765.411,192,4355.87,188,4418.37,796,9957.6
1Beverages and tobacco1,364,2935.71,440,5435.3907,7617.8904,7019.9
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,814,6393.91,920,5004.2906,9666.2937,7357.7
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials992,6465.71,199,2193.14,769,8912.36,007,0282.4
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes91,3648.265,04112.7259,9177.9276,3277.4
5Chemicals and related products67,833,6880.585,757,0680.417,500,7400.419,872,0800.3
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material2,284,39411.72,318,47612.95,064,4112.85,381,9933.1
7Machinery and transport equipment21,176,6830.719,918,1620.735,832,0760.339,651,2910.4
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles14,885,1441.315,733,5241.48,317,0950.98,753,1870.9
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere967,36616.21,164,50615.82,208,8215.32,322,4935.3
Total122,784,7921.6140,709,4751.482,956,1201.791,903,8281.6
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
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Table NI27.6 Goods Exports and Imports 2018 classified by commodity (detailed level)

€192 million
Meat and Meat preparations were the top export to Northern Ireland by value
Table NI27.7 Top 6 Exports to Northern Ireland, 2018 classified by commodity (detailed level)
€000
SITC level 21Northern Ireland
01Meat and meat preparations192,034
54Medical and pharmaceutical products152,167
02Dairy products and birds' eggs110,490
89Miscellaneous manufactured articles nes99,627
66Non-metallic mineral manufactures nes96,022
04Cereals and cereal preparations87,739
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
€264 million
Dairy products and bird's eggs were the top import from Northern Ireland by value
Table NI27.8 Top 6 Imports from Northern Ireland, 2018 classified by commodity (detailed level)
€000
SITC level 21Northern Ireland
02Dairy products and birds' eggs264,200
33Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials128,004
08Feeding stuff for animals (excl. unmilled cereals)118,681
11Beverages 89,214
04Cereals and cereal preparations78,602
78Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)62,442
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI27.9 Goods Exports and Imports, 2008 - 2018
€000
 20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Exports           
Northern Ireland1,564,5311,291,8951,326,1241,421,9981,435,7891,477,8311,605,1821,744,1251,654,6661,934,7462,034,146
Total Exports from Ireland88,503,07987,585,45490,923,80793,190,63893,506,68489,181,45792,615,855112,407,343119,292,155122,784,792140,709,475
            
Imports           
Northern Ireland1,261,316941,076989,7161,047,2501,025,9811,016,4361,103,8631,091,3431,181,6281,375,3571,492,806
Total Imports to Ireland59,335,56648,203,34048,694,61753,035,19356,179,20955,787,07862,157,48070,111,00974,236,78982,956,12091,903,828
            
As a % of total exports:           
Northern Ireland1.81.51.51.51.51.71.71.61.41.61.4
            
As a % of total imports:           
Northern Ireland2.12.02.02.01.81.81.81.61.61.71.6
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI27.10 Median headline earnings 1997 to 2018
 Hourly earnings excluding overtime aWeekly earnings aAnnual earnings c
 Full-time bPart-timeAllFull-time bPart-timeAllFull-time bPart-timeAll
 £££££££££
19976.924.556.35286.787.5237.8N/AN/AN/A
19987.344.756.62298.192.0249.5N/AN/AN/A
19997.574.856.76310.599.9253.515,7985,02213,022
20007.785.007.07320.2101.7266.216,5995,39113,752
20018.005.287.23330.5104.5270.217,5295,75114,306
20028.405.417.55342.0109.4284.318,3256,00815,314
20038.645.887.86352.0119.4290.018,5026,05315,050
20049.236.138.26375.0125.0307.119,5376,57616,048
          
20049.146.298.23372.6126.5305.419,6226,64816,146
20059.507.128.73385.2134.6318.720,0607,64716,966
200610.007.149.10405.1131.6325.120,9357,32216,752
          
20069.957.059.00402.5130.8322.720,7397,20216,672
20079.737.399.00400.3140.8329.920,9347,78117,171
200810.147.859.47417.7150.0345.022,1227,96818,192
200910.868.009.95437.1159.1354.623,0238,51118,274
201010.798.009.70437.3149.1354.722,3947,79818,131
201111.067.699.85444.7150.5354.523,0347,95218,208
201211.367.7810.00457.6148.3360.823,9448,03718,693
201311.468.0010.25463.6155.2365.523,9528,23918,473
201411.367.9610.12460.0154.2363.124,4918,88219,485
201511.978.0410.54484.7162.5381.925,7199,18420,348
201612.158.2310.72493.6171.0393.125,9789,31420,966
201712.318.6511.00500.0175.5407.425,9359,87121,215
201812.598.9211.40521.2187.3423.127,00610,03822,016
a Full-time employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey period was unaffected by absence.
b Full-time defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week (or 25 or more for the teaching professions).
c Annual earnings estimates relate to employees who have been in the same job for at least 12 months, regardless of whether or not their pay was affected by absence.
There were a number of methodological changes during the series in 2004, 2006 and 2011 – see NISRA website for more detail
Source: NISRA
£22,016
Median yearly earnings increased by £801 in 2018

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