Ireland's trade surplus widened to EUR 6.75 billion in August 2020 from EUR 5.02 billion in the same month last year. Exports jumped 9.0 percent boosted by sales of medical and pharmaceutical products (12 percent) and organic chemicals (59 percent), while exports of professional, scientific and controlling apparatus fell sharply (-20 percent) as well as sales of food and live animals (-11 percent). Among major trade partners, sales to the EU advanced 24 percent and those to the UK rose 6 percent. Meanwhile, imports were down 10 percent led by purchases of other transport equipment, including aircraft (-63 percent), and petroleum (-36 percent). Imports of medical and pharmaceutical products increased 19 percent.

Balance of Trade in Ireland averaged 1451190.80 EUR Thousand from 1970 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 10106100 EUR Thousand in March of 2020 and a record low of -280890 EUR Thousand in January of 1982. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Ireland Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2020. source: Central Statistics Office Ireland

Balance of Trade in Ireland is expected to be 3000000.00 EUR Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Balance of Trade in Ireland to stand at 6200000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ireland Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 3000000.00 EUR Thousand in 2021 and 2700000.00 EUR Thousand in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Ireland Balance of Trade

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6752300.00 5204700.00 10106100.00 -280890.00 1970 - 2020 EUR Thousand Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-07-15 10:00 AM May €7.11B €5.73B €4.2B
2020-08-14 10:00 AM Jun €7.0B €6.6B €5.1B
2020-09-15 10:00 AM Jul €5.0B €6.7B €6.4B
2020-10-15 10:00 AM Aug €6.75B €5.21B €5.5B
2020-11-16 11:00 AM Sep €6.75B €5.1B
2020-12-16 11:00 AM Oct
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Irish Trade Surplus Widens in August
Ireland's trade surplus widened to EUR 6.75 billion in August 2020 from EUR 5.02 billion in the same month last year. Exports jumped 9.0 percent boosted by sales of medical and pharmaceutical products (12 percent) and organic chemicals (59 percent); while exports of professional, scientific and controlling apparatus fell sharply (-20 percent) as well as sales of food and live animals (-11 percent). Among major trade partners, sales advanced to the EU (24 percent), the UK (5 percent), the US (5 percent) and China (3 percent). Meanwhile, imports were down 10 percent led by purchases of other transport equipment, including aircraft (-63 percent), and petroleum (-36 percent). Imports of medical and pharmaceutical products increased 19 percent. Imports from the UK fell 3 percent and those from the US declined 10 percent, while purchases from the EU grew 5 percent and those from China were up 6 percent.
2020-10-15
Irish Trade Surplus Narrows in July
Ireland's trade surplus narrowed to EUR 5.0 billion in July 2020 from EUR 5.4 billion in the same month last year. Exports rose by only 0.5 percent boosted by sales of medical and pharmaceutical products (14 percent) and organic chemicals (6 percent), while exports of professional, scientific and controlling apparatus fell sharply (-14 percent). Among major trade partners, sales to the US advanced 8 percent, while those to the EU fell 1 percent and to the UK slumped 12 percent. Meanwhile, imports were up 6 percent on the back of a 199 percent jump in purchases of organic chemicals. Imports of other transport equipment, including aircraft decreased 24 percent and those of petroleum tumbled 54 percent. Imports rose from the EU (10 percent), the UK (2 percent), the US (1 percent), Switzerland (228 percent) and China (17 percent).
2020-09-15
Irish Trade Surplus Widens as Exports Climb 15%
Ireland's trade surplus widened to EUR 7.0 billion in June 2020 from EUR 4.6 billion in the same month last year, as exports jumped 15 percent boosted by sales of medical and pharmaceutical products (45 percent) and electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances (14 percent). Exports of professional, scientific and controlling apparatus, however, decreased 27 percent. Among major trade partners, exports were up to the EU (30 percent) mostly to Germany and Belgium, and China (104 percent) while sales to the UK fell 18 percent and those to the US were almost unchanged. Imports were down 8 percent due to purchases of other transport equipment, including aircraft (-60 percent), while imports of organic chemicals and articles of apparel and clothing accessories rose 53 and 75 percent, respectively. Imports from the EU dropped 10 percent and those from the US declined 16 percent, while purchases from the UK grew 8 percent and from China 61 percent.
2020-08-14
Irish Trade Surplus Rises in May
Ireland's trade surplus widened to EUR 7.11 billion in May of 2020 from EUR 6.34 in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports fell 5.3 percent from a year earlier to EUR 12.97 billion, dragged down by lower sales of organic chemicals (-21 percent) and professional, scientific and controlling apparatus (-29 percent). On the other hand, exports of medical and pharmaceutical products increased 44 percent. Exports fell to Germany (-9.5 percent), Belgium (-1.9 percent) and the UK (-9.5 percent) while those to the US rose 14.7 percent). Meantime, imports declined 20.4 percent to EUR 5,86 billion, mainly due to other transport equipment, including aircraft (-89 percent); petroleum (-41 percent) and office machines and automatic data processing equipment (-22 percent). Imports went down from the UK (-5.2 percent); Germany (-30.6 percent); the Netherlands (-19.8 percent) and Belgium (-21.8 percent).
2020-07-15

Ireland Balance of Trade
Ireland posts regular trade surpluses since 1985. In 2017, the trade surplus widened to an all-time high of EUR 45 billion, as both exports and imports were at the highest level on record. The biggest trade surpluses were recorded with the United States, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Germany; and the largest deficits were recorded with France and the United Kingdom.