Brexit worry stifles UK demand for imports

Exports of goods fell in March raising fresh concerns that the uncertainty ahead of the Brexit vote on June 23 is crimping demand in the UK, Ireland’s key export market.

The CSO figures published yesterday showed the unadjusted total of exports of goods fell 1% to €9.37bn from March 2015.

Exports of medical and pharmaceutical products fell by 11% to €2.37bn, and exports of office machines and data processing equipment also slumped, by 16%, to €574m, the CSO said.