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Trade with the United Kingdom

Trade with the United Kingdom 2022

Imports from the UK increased by €10 billion between 2021 and 2022

CSO statistical publication, , 11am

Imports from the UK were over €29 billion in 2022, which was 21% of total imports. Exports to the UK were over €22 billion, which was 11% of the total.

Imports from the UK increased by 50%, or almost €10 billion between 2021 and 2022. Imports of Mineral Fuels & Petroleum increased by over €5 billion between 2021 and 2022 to over €8.2 billion. 

Imports of Medical & Pharmaceutical Products from the UK increased by €3.4 billion (95%) between 2021 and 2022 to just under €7 billion.

Exports to the UK increased by €4 billion between 2021 and 2022. Exports of Medical & Pharmaceutical Products comprised €1.6 of this increase, from €6 billion to €7.6 billion in that time period. 

Exports to Great Britain were €17.2 billion in 2022, and almost €5 billion went to Northern Ireland. 

Imports from Great Britain in 2022 were €24 billion, while imports from Northern Ireland were €5.4 billion. 

Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhereMiscellaneous manufactured articlesMachinery and transport equipmentManufactured goods classified chiefly by materialChemicals and related productsAnimal and vegetable oils, fats and waxesMineral fuels, lubricants and related materialsCrude materials, inedible, except fuelsBeverages and tobaccoFood and live animals
2019421.0463012440691468.738675290872396.88080017441297.354807072764419.3925284722323.1202828993973422.649273495233486.076017908725302.8310016910684710.36951148433
2020381.5508747992981299.686975484622060.977899124291116.980792418214155.2579787177427.60254652572330.247054625435446.134267869027274.3477141803874622.11036603602
202154.6806252183521670.209590859062794.232861214561515.273358448685950.1514719657529.265371619436443.847736754465609.400091176529336.3873524215464793.29047454278
202235.12980282215342042.85540446593023.11220292171724.250036128137611.6933095413246.42715872498621083.67891327597684.427606391436372.5093855563795568.86619920635
Table 4.1 Exports to the UK by Product

Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhereMiscellaneous manufactured articlesMachinery and transport equipmentManufactured goods classified chiefly by materialChemicals and related productsAnimal and vegetable oils, fats and waxesMineral fuels, lubricants and related materialsCrude materials, inedible, except fuelsBeverages and tobaccoFood and live animals
20191251.468755669042430.309607057874239.990880401552320.002750934392838.6439502205759.44973568428122850.71545334655285.911919577703454.3453681265933871.53982103471
20201056.931969958232629.766580902034531.291370779272386.886098338343021.9530156175872.01335953585521840.8970450712271.78412323248477.9573955450573848.36272895289
2021138.554175585562530.025027328563828.513673004752466.683271881173568.7410247582179.12257924372973181.04205924387266.32272650366435.9608140043033074.00745682807
202249.80149832892472532.367306645484037.547531684422991.68560295456965.63642153323157.6353889124318266.7271729547285.90382371822524.4294750865193608.3246534382
Table 4.2 Imports from the UK by Product