19th Mar 2026 11:23
(Alliance News) - Ireland's trade surplus decreased on-month in January as exports declined sharper than imports, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.
The country's trade surplus fell 9.0% to EUR4.25 billion in January from EUR4.67 billion in December.
Exports fell 3.0% to EUR16.28 billion in January from EUR16.78 billion in December, while imports edged down 0.7% to EUR12.03 billion from EUR12.11 billion.
Ireland's trade deficit with "rest of the world" countries that exclude the US, the UK and the EU, decreased to EUR470 million in January from EUR1.43 billion in December.
Ireland's trade surplus with the rest of the EU rose 35% to EUR2.92 billion in January from EUR2.16 billion in December.
Ireland's trade surplus with the US climbed 12% to EUR1.90 billion in January from EUR1.70 billion in December.
Further, Ireland's trade surplus with the UK more than doubled to EUR469 million in January from EUR230 million in December.
By Tom Budszus, Alliance News slot editor
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