Imports from UK to surge in the next 10 years

Irish imports of UK goods and services is set to surge from existing record highs to €66bn in the coming decade.

The value of imports from the UK will grow by 66% in the next 10 years, adding a further €26bn to the overall level of imports which currently stands at a record-high of €40bn.

Ireland will remain the UK’s fifth largest trading partner and biggest per capita, according to the findings of Barclays’s Trade Forecast.