Medical and pharmaceutical sector drives 15% export rise, says CSO

Strong growth in the export sector in the last 12 months is reflected in the latest CSO figures which show a 15% rise in January exports compared to the same period last year.

Exports broke the €8bn mark as medical and pharmaceutical products (+26%) as well as chemical products (+18%) drove the €1.05bn annual increase.

While a sharp year-on-year increase was recorded in January, the level of exports declined slightly from the final month of 2014.