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According to the CSO, imports from Great Britain rose by 6% to €1.37 billion in March, when compared with the same month in 2016, but British exports dropped by 1% to €1.13 billion

Fall in imports leads to €550m rise in trade surplus

A 16% fall in seasonally adjusted imports in March saw Ireland's trade surplus rise by more than €550m to €5.05 billion.

Business • 16 May 17

Goods imports for the month increased by €800m to €5.88 billion, while exports were €349m higher to €10.6 billion, which leaves the country's trade surplus at €4.7 billion

Trade surplus falls amid 16% jump in imports - CSO

Ireland's trade surplus fell by €452m (-9%) in February following a 16% rise in imports and just a 3% rise in exports, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 18 Apr 17

China's exports rose at the fastest pace in a little more than two years in March

China's economic picture better as trade beats forecast

China's 2017 export outlook brightened considerably today as it reported forecast-beating trade growth in March and as US President Donald Trump softened his anti-China rhetoric in an abrupt policy shift.

Business • 13 Apr 17

PwC said it expects the Common Travel Area between Britain and Ireland to be retained after the Brexit talks

PwC not hopeful of Brexit trade deal by March 2019

Accountancy firm PwC has warned companies here to prepare for the worst from Brexit, adding that it is likely that no trade agreement will be in place between Britain and the EU by March 2019.

Business • 30 Mar 17

Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna with ECB chief Mario Draghi

EU finance ministers worried about after 'surreal' G20

European Union finance ministers today expressed concern over the future of free trade after what one of them called a "surreal" meeting of finance chiefs of the world's 20 biggest economies at the weekend.

Business • 21 Mar 17

Enda Kenny said Ireland was in a strong position to maximise any opportunities presented by Brexit

EU-US trade deal would benefit both sides - Enda Kenny

A comprehensive trade deal between the United States and European Union would be a win-win for both economies, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said during his visit to the US.

Business • 15 Mar 17

Imports into the country fell by 20% in January, resulting in a trade surplus of €5.75 billion

Trade surplus rises to €5.75bn as imports fall 20%

Irish exports grew by €706m (7%) to over €10.8 billion between December and January, latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show.

Business • 15 Mar 17

For the year to October, the value of goods exports was €96.91 billion – representing an increase of €3.94 billion on the first ten months of 2015

Exports rise by €192m to €10.2 billion in October

Irish exports rose by €192m to €10.2 billion between September and October, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 15 Dec 16

The Committee has plenty of patrician put-downs of the extreme-end of the Brexiteer spectrum for their lack of knowledge on trade

Lords tell Brexiteers they can't have it both ways

Another day, another report from the House of Lords EU committee looking at Brexit – this time its impact on trade.

Business • 13 Dec 16

The report warns that Britain will not be able to cut itself off from all forms of regulation and the jurisdiction of international trade bodies, no matter what form of Brexit it adopts

'Brexit will dramatically alter' UK-EU trade

'Brexit will dramatically alter the UK's trading relationship with its biggest trading partner', the EU, according to a new report from the EU Committee of Britain's House of Lords.

Business • 13 Dec 16

Market scepticism exists over Donald Trump's views on topics such as trade and tax

Key economic and tax proposals from Trump

Substantial uncertainty still surrounds Trump's policy positions, as well as market scepticism over his views on topics such as trade.

Business • 09 Nov 16

Under Belgium's devolved power structure PM Charles Michel needs clearance from all of the country's regional governments to give his assent

Belgium unable to sign off on EU-Canada trade deal

Belgium is unable to sign off on a landmark EU-Canada free trade deal after Wallonia and other regional administrations refused to give the federal government the go-ahead, Prime Minister Charles Michel has said.

Business • 24 Oct 16

Imports for the month fell by €94m (-2%) to €5.3 billion, resulting in a €1.49 billion (+43%) increase in the country’s trade surplus

Trade surplus jumps by nearly half in August – CSO

Latest Central Statistics Office figures show the value of Irish exports rose by €1.4 billion (+16%) to €10.2 billion in August, when compared with the previous month.

Business • 17 Oct 16

The highly ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would create the world's biggest market of 850m consumers stretching from Hawaii to Lithuania

EU: No EU-US trade deal under Obama administration

A last-gasp push to seal a landmark free trade deal between the European Union and the US before the end of the Obama administration has failed, EU ministers agreed today.

Business • 23 Sep 16

The OECD estimates the global economy would muster growth of only 2.9% this year, down from a forecast of 3% in June

OECD sees growth flounder as globalisation stalls

Global economic growth will flounder this year and next at rates not seen since the financial crisis as the march of globalisation grinds to a halt, the OECD warned today.

Business • 21 Sep 16

Three years of talks have failed to resolve multiple differences, including over food and environmental safety

France, Germany call for end to US trade talks

Current Transatlantic trade talks should be halted and a new set started, France's trade minister has said, adding his voice to German calls for an end to the negotiations.

Business • 30 Aug 16

Critics say the pact would hand too much power to big multinationals at the expense of consumers and workers

'Ball is still rolling' on EU-US trade deal

The European Union's executive has said it has a unanimous mandate from the bloc's 28 members to finalise negotiations on a free trade deal with the United States, a day after Germany's economy minister said the talks had "de facto failed".

Business • 29 Aug 16

For the European Union as a whole, the trade surplus fell slightly to €7.7 billion in June, when compared with June 2015

Euro zone trade surplus rises more than expected

The euro zone's trade surplus with the rest of the world grew by more than expected in June, as the currency bloc's imports fell faster than its exports, the European Union's statistics office has said.

Business • 16 Aug 16

Exports for the month rose by €413m (+5%) to €9.5 billion, while imports fell €412m (-8%) to just over €5 billion

22% jump in Ireland's trade surplus for June - CSO

Ireland's trade surplus jumped by 22% (€826m) to €4.5 billion between May and June, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 15 Aug 16

Seasonally adjusted exports were up 0.3% on the month, the data from the Federal Statistics Office showed

Rising German imports narrow trade surplus for Q2

A rise in German imports outstripped a modest gain in exports in June, according to latest official data.

Business • 09 Aug 16

China's exports fell 4.8% from a year earlier in June

China exports, imports fall more than expected

China's exports fell more than expected in June as global demand remained stubbornly weak and as Britain's decision to leave the European Union clouds the outlook for one of Beijing's biggest markets.

Business • 13 Jul 16

The UK is Germany's fifth biggest trading partner behind the US, France, the Netherlands and China

Most German firms say Brexit won't hurt them

Nearly two-thirds of German industrial companies say a British exit from the European Union would not hurt their business, a poll by the Ifo economic institute showed today.

Business • 22 Jun 16

Enterprise Ireland supports over 150 Irish client companies from their Sydney office

Irish Australian Chamber launches Irish chapter

The Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce will officially launch its Irish Chapter in Dublin today.

Business • 01 Jun 16

China's trade surplus jumped to 194.6 billion yuan in March, more than 13 times the figure for the same month last year

China's March exports jump 18.7%

China's exports surged 18.7% year-on-year in March to 1.05 trillion yuan (around $160 billion), authorities said today, in a positive sign for the world's second-largest economy.

Business • 13 Apr 16

The surplus for January exceeded the previous all-time high surplus of €4.69bn, which was recorded in August 2012

Record trade surplus recorded in January - CSO

Latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office show a record seasonally-adjusted trade surplus of €4.98bn for January, representing an increase of €1.1bn on the December 2015 figure.

Business • 15 Mar 16