Irish exports to China up 63% in 2008
Trade figures released by the CSO today indicate that Irish goods exported to China and Hong Kong in January 2008 increased to €261m, an increase of 62.7% on exports for the same month of 2007.
IBEC Head of Trade and International Relations Pat Ivory said that this is an impressive performance by Irish exporters following on from record exports of €1.95bn to China and Hong Kong in 2007, particularly given the challenging trading conditions as a result of the continuing strength of the Euro against US dollar.
