Ireland

Insights for Ireland

BETA

February 2026 period, National level, Product aggregation

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Summary: Overall, the total trade value for imports in Ireland was 11.29B EUR, reflecting a slight decrease of 59.18M EUR (-0.05%) month-on-month and a more significant drop of 459.84M EUR (-3.91%) year-on-year. Exports totaled 15.89B EUR, with a month-on-month decrease of 281.84M EUR (-1.74%) and a year-on-year decline of 8.7B EUR (-35.37%). The trade balance indicates a challenging environment for both imports and exports, particularly in the context of rising energy costs and government interventions in the market.
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MoM insights: In the month-on-month analysis, imports from the United States saw the highest increase with a trade value of 1.82B EUR, reflecting a growth of 225.6M EUR (14.16%). Italy followed with imports worth 669.07M EUR, increasing by 193.95M EUR (40.82%). France also showed significant growth with imports of 701.36M EUR, up by 162.23M EUR (30.09%). On the lower end, imports from Other Asia, nes decreased significantly by 514.63M EUR (51.50%), with a total value of 484.66M EUR. Germany's imports fell by 227.67M EUR (22.51%) to 783.53M EUR, and imports from China decreased by 169.12M EUR (14.95%) to 962.38M EUR. For exports, the Netherlands led with 2.82B EUR, increasing by 744.34M EUR (35.92%). The United States followed with exports of 3.92B EUR, up by 421.32M EUR (12.05%). Unclassified exports also rose to 603.69M EUR, with an increase of 66.19M EUR (12.32%). On the downside, exports to the United Kingdom dropped by 374.82M EUR (17.25%) to 1.8B EUR, Japan's exports fell by 274.97M EUR (59.29%) to 188.73M EUR, and Germany's exports decreased by 188.5M EUR (14.83%) to 1.08B EUR.
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YoY insights: In the year-on-year analysis, imports from Italy showed the most significant increase, reaching 669.07M EUR, with a growth of 448.83M EUR (203.79%). Other Asia, nes also saw a substantial rise to 484.66M EUR, up by 363.34M EUR (299.50%). Switzerland's imports increased by 133.25M EUR (79.89%) to 300.06M EUR. Conversely, imports from Germany fell sharply by 717.07M EUR (47.79%) to 783.53M EUR, while Belgium's imports decreased by 448.77M EUR (67.48%) to 216.28M EUR. Unclassified imports also dropped by 345.72M EUR (31.94%) to 736.68M EUR. For exports, the Netherlands led with 2.82B EUR, increasing by 936.09M EUR (49.78%). The United Kingdom's exports rose to 1.8B EUR, up by 176.41M EUR (10.87%). Norway's exports also increased significantly to 197.61M EUR, with a growth of 173.93M EUR (734.31%). On the downside, exports to the United States plummeted by 8.99B EUR (69.64%) to 3.92B EUR, while Italy's exports fell by 538.16M EUR (63.72%) to 306.41M EUR. Germany's exports decreased by 443.74M EUR (29.03%) to 1.08B EUR.
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