Irish exports to Britain fall only slightly as British imports slump

Goods exports to Britain for the first three months of the year were down by only 3% from the same period in 2020, while imports from Britain fell by €2bn, according to CSO figures

Irish exporters selling into the key British market may be weathering the disruption caused by the new Brexit border on the Irish Sea, even as imports from Britain are down sharply, new CSO figures suggest. File picture

Irish exporters selling into the key British market may be weathering the disruption caused by the new Brexit border on the Irish Sea, even as imports from Britain are down sharply, new CSO figures suggest. 

At €3bn, goods exports to Britain for the first three months of the year were down by only 3% from the same period in 2020, despite the disruptions to trade and truck movements at Irish Sea ports.