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Table NI35.1 Planning permissions granted1 for residential dwellings in Northern Ireland 2003/04 - 2019/20
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
2019-201,9147176743,305
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 NI35.2 Total Public Sector Current Receipts excl. PS Banks

Table NI35.3 Goods Exports and Imports 2019 classified by commodity (summary level)
 €000% of which:€000% of which:
  2019 Exports2019 Imports
SITC level 11TotalNorthern IrelandNorthern IrelandTotalNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland
0Food and live animals11,732,451664,4735.77,790,136559,6227.2
1Beverages and tobacco1,715,10478,6674.6990,14480,9848.2
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,670,92679,7204.81,002,87670,6837.0
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials886,04482,6789.35,465,911187,6823.4
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes69,0998,97813.0258,94817,7426.9
5Chemicals and related products92,971,187395,6010.416,984,02064,7420.4
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material2,348,508336,48814.35,887,465192,7803.3
7Machinery and transport equipment23,749,618157,2580.740,649,418206,6380.5
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles16,329,541240,4631.59,481,10782,5520.9
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere1,017,512126,52512.42,138,859119,6915.6
Total152,489,9902,170,8511.490,648,8861,583,1161.7
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI35.4 Net Goods Exports and Imports 2019 with Northern Ireland classified by commodity (summary level)
€000
 ExportsImportsNet exports less imports
SITC level 11Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland
0Food and live animals664,473559,622104,851
1Beverages and tobacco78,66780,984-2,317
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels79,72070,6839,037
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials82,678187,682-105,004
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes8,97817,742-8,764
5Chemicals and related products395,60164,742330,859
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material336,488192,780143,709
7Machinery and transport equipment157,258206,638-49,380
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles240,46382,552157,911
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere126,525119,6916,834
Total2,170,8511,583,116587,735
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI35.5 Goods Exports and Imports 2018 and 2019 classified by commodity (summary level)
  2018 Exports2019 Exports2018 Imports2019 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 animals11,177,5615.811,732,4515.77,804,8247.67,790,1367.2
1Beverages and tobacco1,444,3025.31,715,1044.6907,2669.9990,1448.2
2Crude materials, inedible, except fuels1,921,2674.21,670,9264.8939,3637.81,002,8767.0
3Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials1,022,1004.3886,0449.35,862,0102.85,465,9113.4
4Animal and vegetables oils, fats and waxes65,12812.769,09913.0276,1327.4258,9486.9
5Chemicals and related products85,757,8050.492,971,1870.419,868,5690.316,984,0200.4
6Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material2,330,40312.92,348,50814.35,412,6333.25,887,4653.3
7Machinery and transport equipment20,013,5940.723,749,6180.739,843,9450.440,649,4180.5
8Miscellaneous manufactured articles15,783,2091.416,329,5411.58,784,2160.99,481,1070.9
9Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere1,129,60115.51,017,51212.42,252,6515.52,138,8595.6
Total140,644,9681.5152,489,9901.491,951,6091.690,648,8861.7
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
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Table NI35.6 Goods Exports and Imports 2019 classified by commodity (detailed level)

€232 million
Medical & Pharmaceutical Products were the top export to Northern Ireland by value
Table NI35.7 Top 6 Exports to Northern Ireland, 2019 classified by commodity (detailed level)
€000
SITC level 21Northern Ireland
54Medical & pharmaceutical products231,699
01Meat & meat preparations194,610
66Non-metallic mineral manufactures nes130,505
89Miscellaneous manufactured articles nes111,774
04Cereals & cereal preparations99,341
00Live animals other than animals of Division 0391,382
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
€237 million
Dairy products and bird's eggs were the top import from Northern Ireland by value
Table NI35.8 Top 6 Imports from Northern Ireland, 2019 classified by commodity (detailed level)
€000
SITC level 21Northern Ireland
02Dairy products & birds’ eggs236,916
78Road vehicles (include. air-cushion vehicles)120,585
33Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials113,762
08Feeding stuff for animals (excl. unmilled cereals)108,276
11Beverages80,984
04Cereals & cereal preparations76,014
1SITC is the Standard International Trade Classification
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
Table NI35.9 Goods Exports and Imports, 2009 - 2019
           €000
 20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Exports           
Northern Ireland1,291,8951,326,1241,421,9981,435,7891,477,8311,605,1821,744,1251,654,6661,934,7462,041,9612,170,851
Total Exports from Ireland87,585,45490,923,80793,190,63893,506,68489,181,45792,615,855112,407,343119,292,155122,784,792140,644,968152,489,990
            
Imports           
Northern Ireland941,076989,7161,047,2501,025,9811,016,4361,103,8631,091,3431,181,6281,375,3571,516,6261,583,116
Total Imports to Ireland48,203,34048,694,61753,035,19356,179,20955,787,07862,157,48070,111,00974,236,78982,956,12091,951,60990,648,886
            
As a % of total exports:           
Northern Ireland1.51.51.51.51.71.71.61.41.61.51.4
            
As a % of total imports:           
Northern Ireland2.02.02.01.81.81.81.61.61.71.61.7
Source: Goods exports and imports, CSO
£22,491
Median yearly earnings increased by £420 from 2018 to 2019
Table NI35.10 Median headline earnings 1997 to 2019
 Hourly earnings excluding overtime 1Weekly earnings 1Annual earnings 3
 Full-time 2Part-timeAllFull-time 2Part-timeAllFull-time 2Part-timeAll
 £££££££££
19976.924.556.35286.787.5237.8N/AN/AN/A
19987.344.756.62298.192249.5N/AN/AN/A
19997.574.856.76310.599.9253.515798502213022
20007.7857.07320.2101.7266.216599539113752
200185.287.23330.5104.5270.217529575114306
20028.45.417.55342109.4284.318325600815314
20038.645.887.86352119.429018502605315050
20049.236.138.26375125307.119537657616048
          
20049.146.298.23372.6126.5305.419622664816146
20059.57.128.73385.2134.6318.720060764716966
2006107.149.1405.1131.6325.120935732216752
          
20069.957.059402.5130.8322.720739720216672
20079.737.399400.3140.8329.920934778117171
200810.147.859.47417.715034522122796818192
200910.8689.95437.1159.1354.623023851118274
201010.7989.7437.3149.1354.722394779818131
201111.067.699.85444.7150.5354.523034795218208
201211.367.7810457.6148.3360.823944803718693
201311.46810.25463.6155.2365.523952823918473
201411.367.9610.12460154.2363.124491888219485
201511.978.0410.54484.7162.5381.925719918420348
201612.158.2310.72493.6171393.125978931420966
201712.318.6511500175.5407.425935987121215
201812.568.8311.29517.8186.3420.2271011000722071
201912.889.5611.77534.6195.5429.2274341060822491
1 Full-time employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey period was unaffected by absence.
2 Full-time defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week (or 25 or more for the teaching professions).
3 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

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