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    1. **Key Findings**

      * Ireland exported €223.7 billion worth of goods in 2024 and imported goods valued at €134.7 billion.

      * In 2024, the EU27 was Ireland’s largest trading bloc, accounting for more than a third of both exports (at €88.4 billion) and imports (at €49.8 billion).

      * The US was Ireland’s largest single trading partner in 2024 with exports valued at €73.5 billion and imports of €23 billion.

      * Ireland has had a goods trade surplus since 1985, when it was €400m. The goods trade surplus reached a record high of €89 billion in 2024, while the second highest surplus of €75 billion was in 2020.

      * In 2024, Chemicals & Related Products comprised almost two-thirds (65%) of total exports at €145.3 billion, while Machinery & Transport Equipment made up 42% of total imports, valued at €56.8 billion.

      * Exports of Food & Beverages, valued at €17.3 billion in 2024, were up by €983 million (6%) on 2023, and notably increased by €4.2 billion (32%) when compared with 2020.

      * Imports of Food & Beverages, valued at just over €12 billion in 2024, grew by €694 million (6%) since 2023 and rose considerably by €3 billion (34%) when compared with 2020.

      https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ti/irelandstradeingoods2024/keyfindings/

    2. 255,000,000 bottles of beer on the wall,

      255,000,000 bottles of beer,

      Take one down, pass it around,

      254,999,999 bottles of beer on the wall!

      254,999,999 bottles of beer on the wall,

      254,999,999 bottles of beer,

      Take one down, pass it around,

      254,999,998 bottles of beer on the wall!

      254,999,998 bottles of beer on the wall,

      254,999,998 bottles of beer,

      Take one down, pass it around,

      254,999,997 bottles of beer on the wall!

    3. Buttercups88 on

      huh we import more spuds than I expected. Like I expected, we imported a few but we also grow quite a few.

      Water is another surprising import.

    4. cookiemunster27 on

      Get ready! Incoming articles across the media on why Ireland needs to invest in defence…

    5. is there an indication of how much of this was those 10 US companies trading within their own overseas branches?

    6. Bananas Seoirse somewhere out there trying his best to get radioactive superpowers.

    7. fleur-tardive on

      It would cost an extra 2 billion euro to give every single child free child care

    8. I can understand importing potatoes, perhaps they’re used in food processing industries or perhaps we consume more than we produce. But water? That’s a real shame.

    9. bringinsexyback1 on

      Apologies, I haven’t been eating my share of the import. This is inspiring.

    10. Why is there always such a focus on food and drink? I mean it’s obviously important to get an idea of where we stand when it comes to national food self-sufficiency but it’s a fairly small part of our economy. I don’t just mean this graphic but it feels like a lot discussion revolves around food exports and not our chemical exports or „Machinery and Transport equipment“.
      For years I was (naively) under the impression that like 80% of our exports must be butter, meat and Guinness.

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