Exports to Britain rise €1.1bn in first six months of Brexit disruption

Overall Irish exports to the world fell by €1.4bn at €80.6bn in the first six months, while overall imports rose by €7.8bn to €48bn. 

The CSO figures may also point to changes in supply chains within the island of Ireland and potentially to a strengthening of the all-Ireland economy.  Picture: Larry Cummins

Exports of goods to Britain rose by €1.1bn, and imports fell by €2.5bn, in the first six months this year, as companies rushed to adjust their supply chains across the Irish Sea following December's hard Brexit deal. 

At over €6.7bn, the total value of goods exports to Britain was up by €1.1bn in the first half of the year from the same period in 2020, while imports from Britain fell sharply, by €2.5bn to €5.3bn.