Trade falls between UK and Ireland in first quarter of 2021 but long-term Brexit impact 'too early yet to say'

The equivalent to 7.8 million gross tonnes of traded goods compared between 2021 and 2020 declined. 

Freight trucks disembark a Stena Ferry at Dublin Port. 

Dublin port figures show trade with the European Union (EU) has risen but fallen to the UK, in the latest figures released this morning for the first quarter of 2021. 

After a strong final quarter of 2020, after a rise in trade volumes by 7.8% in the run-up to Brexit, there was a ‑15.2% decline in Dublin Port’s volumes for the first three months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.