Ireland exported a total of 11.6 billion euros (12.6 billion U.S. dollars) worth of goods in February, down 812 million euros or nearly 7 percent compared with the same month last year, according to data released from the country’s Central Statistics Office on Wednesday.
In the month, the country imported a total of 6.99 billion euros worth of goods, up 487 million euros or 7.5 percent compared with a year ago.
Ireland’s February trade surplus stood at 4.6 billion euros, down nearly 1.3 billion euros year-on-year.
During the January-February period of this year, the total value of the goods exported by Ireland amounted to 26.3 billion euros, up 436 million euros or nearly 1.7 percent compared with the corresponding period of last year, while its total imported goods were valued at 14.1 billion euros, down 42 million euros or 0.3 percent from a year ago.
The country’s trade surplus for the first two months of 2020 stood at 12.2 billion euros, up 478 million euros compared with the same period last year. (1 euro = 1.09 U.S. dollars) Enditem
