China posts record trade surplus in 2021 on exports China posted a record trade surplus in December and in 2021, as exports outperformed expectations during a global pandemic, but some analysts pointed to a … Business • 14 Jan 22
Euro zone trade surplus drops as energy costs soar The euro zone's trade surplus dropped sharply year-on-year in September as costs of importing energy soared, data from the European Union's statistics office Eurostat showed … Business • 15 Nov 21
Cross border trade jumps in first eight months of 2021 Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that seasonally adjusted goods exports increased by 5% to €13.894 billion in August compared with the previous … Business • 15 Oct 21
Export levels down by 5% in July - CSO New preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that seasonally adjusted goods exports decreased by 5% to €13.182 billion in July compared with the … Business • 20 Sep 21
Ireland removed from US Treasury's monitoring list Ireland has been removed from a US Treasury Department's economic and currency monitoring list. Business • 16 Dec 20
Exports fall by 32% in April amid Covid-19 shutdowns Seasonally adjusted exports decreased by 32% to €11.613 billion in April from March, according to preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office, as Covid-19 shutdowns … Business • 15 Jun 20
Euro zone trade surplus plunges in April amid lockdown The euro zone's trade surplus plunged year-on-year in April as pandemic lockdowns of economies around the world slashed trade volumes, data from the European Union's … Business • 15 Jun 20
Euro zone's trade surplus grows in February The euro zone's trade surplus with the rest of the world grew in February, with a decline in imports from China as well as sharply … Business • 20 Apr 20
Trade wars gnaw on German industry and exports German industrial production was further ground down in December as the US-China trade conflict dragged on, official data showed today, while the country's prized trade … Business • 07 Feb 20
China trade surplus with US dropped 8.5% in 2019 China's trade surplus with the US narrowed last year as the world's two biggest economies exchanged punitive tariffs in a bruising trade war, new data … Business • 14 Jan 20
May's trade surplus rises by 22% - CSO Ireland's trade surplus grew in May, according to new preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office, as exports rose and imports declined. Business • 15 Jul 19
Trade surplus increases by 34% in April - CSO Exports to the UK rose by 10% to €1.131 billion in April compared to the same month last year on the back of higher levels … Business • 14 Jun 19
Ireland now included on US Treasury's 'monitored list' Ireland has been included on the US Treasury Department's "monitored list" of countries for the first time. Business • 29 May 19
Trade surplus drops by 12% in February - CSO New preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show the volume of exports decreased by 4% to stand at €13.22 billion in February compared with … Business • 16 Apr 19
Trade surplus rises in May to second highest on record New Central Statistics Office figures show a rise in the seasonally-adjusted surplus in May to €5.226 billion - the second-highest on record - and up … Business • 16 Jul 18
China's trade surplus with US swells in June China's surplus with the US hit a record high last month, data showed today. Business • 13 Jul 18
Japan-US trade surplus edges up in April Japan's politically sensitive trade surplus with the US edged up in April, government data showed today, after Tokyo warned it may take retaliatory measures against … Business • 21 May 18
Exports down 5% in March, while imports fall by 9% New Central Statistics Office figures show that seasonally adjusted exports decreased by 5% to stand at €10.373 billion in March of this year. Business • 16 May 18
China's trade surplus with US up 19% in first quarter China's trade surplus with the US surged 19.4% on-year in the first quarter, as trade tensions between the world's two largest economies simmer. Business • 13 Apr 18
German trade surplus shrinks for first time since 2009 Germany's trade surplus last year fell for the first time since 2009, in a further sign that vibrant domestic demand is sucking in more imports … Business • 08 Feb 18
Euro zone widens trade surplus despite strong euro The trade surplus in the euro zone expanded in November to its highest point in eight months, as a rise in exports of goods outpaced … Business • 15 Jan 18
Exports see marginal decrease in November New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that seasonally adjusted export figures decreased by 1% to €9.506 billion in November of last year compared … Business • 15 Jan 18
Japan trade surplus drops sharply on higher oil imports Japan's trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said today, as the rising cost of oil and smartphone imports outweighed strong exports of cars … Business • 18 Dec 17
Stronger currency shrinks euro zone trade surplus Euro zone's trade surplus shrank in August as the stronger euro fuelled an import boom that was only partly offset by a rise in exports. Business • 16 Oct 17
Trade surplus slumps 34% in April as exports fall New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the seasonally adjusted trade surplus slumped by 34% in April from the previous month as exports fell … Business • 16 Jun 17
