Trade value between Northern Ireland Official data show that since the Brexit, Ireland’s cross-border business has surged and grown in both directions.
Data released on Wednesday Central Bureau of Statistics According to data from Dublin (CSO), the value of imports from Northern Ireland soared by 60% in the first nine months of 2021, and is currently valued at 2.8 billion euros (2.37 billion pounds).
Trade in the other direction has also increased, with exports to the north increasing by 48% Ireland The total trade volume from January to September 2021 reached 2.57 billion euros.
Since the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Institute does not collect such data, it cannot provide comparative data to show changes in trade between Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom since January.
However, data from civil society organizations alone will support the committee’s argument. Brexit Lord Frost stated that Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union harmed trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but promoted exchanges with the Republic.
he Currently in talks in Northern Ireland Meet with business and party leaders and told BBC Ulster Radio on Wednesday that trade links between the region and the UK are “disappearing”.
“I think in general, the trade links with the UK and Northern Ireland are about three times as large as the trade links with Ireland and the single market. So in general, these links in the UK are very important. So just those [links] The way the agreement works is gradually eliminating these problems, which is why dealing with them is so important,” he said.
Although trade flows between the Republic and Northern Ireland are increasing, CSO data shows that they also account for only a small part of the country’s overall business, accounting for only 2% of exports and 4% of imports.
They also show the negative impact of Brexit on trade between the Republic and Britain, which was once its largest single trading partner.
Although exports to the UK have increased by 36% and the UK has not yet implemented Brexit inspections, imports have remained almost flat, increasing by only 2%.
September data from CSO It shows that exports from the UK to Ireland in the first seven months of this year have fallen by 32% year-on-year, and the export volume of food and live animals has dropped significantly. Now all of these are subject to documents and physical inspections when they arrive in the Republic.
Compared with the same month in 2020, UK exports in September increased by 2%, indicating that the decline has stopped, and the total value of imports in the first nine months fell by 21%.
Business leaders blamed the Brexit inspections and controls that now exist in Irish ports and airports, and all products imported from the UK require paperwork and health certificates.
The data collected by CSO is an important indicator of the impact of Brexit. Since January, the statistical agency has separated all trade with Northern Ireland in its data to prepare a monthly report to explain Brexit.
