Irish exports fell 1% in November - - down 14% in 12 months; Imports up 6% in month - - down 18% in 12 months
Jan 21st, 2010 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
The Central Statistics Office said today that Irish goods exports were down 1% in November from October to €6.2 billion, while imports - - - which had been falling sharply for most of 2009 - - increased 6% to €3.6 billion. This gave a trade surplus of €2.66 billion for the month. On an unadjusted basis, the value of exports in the 12 months to November 2009, fell by 14% while the value of imports was down 18%.