It’s time to walk a very fine line - A month of record exports

YESTERDAY’S CSO figures showing that the value of Ireland’s export trade climbed an all-time high in April will add considerable momentum to the idea that we are economically, finally, out of the woods.

Provisional figures show seasonally adjusted exports for April rose by €989 million — or 12% — to €9.3bn. This swing represented the highest monthly figure since these records were established. The primary driver was a €1.05bn — 63% — increase in exports of medical and pharmaceutical products, which reached €2.7bn.