Exports boost for trade surplus

IRELAND’s trade surplus jumped by around €800 million to €3.74 billion in September, on the back of exports increasing by 11% on a monthly basis, arresting a two-month slump.

According to seasonally adjusted figures for September, published yesterday by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the value of exports rose to €7.23bn, but remained unchanged on an unadjusted basis.

The seasonally adjusted figure for the value of imports showed a 2% fall, to just under €3.5bn, when compared with August.