CSO data shows Ireland on track for record trade surplus

The EU remains Ireland's largest export market

The container cargo vessel Samskip Express makes its way upriver to the Port of Cork container terminal at Tivoli. Exports from and imports to Ireland increased in the first 11 months of last year. Picture: Larry Cummins

Exports from Ireland in the first 11 months of last year reached €193bn, a 27% increase on the same period in 2021, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.

During the same period, imports into Ireland increased by 39% to €129bn.