Trade surplus narrows in December

The trade surplus narrowed by 23 per cent in December as exports fell and imports climbed by 8 per cent. 

Figures from the Central Statistics Office showed exports declined to €7.5 billion, a 9 per cent fall compared with November, as a number of high value products came of patent. 

Imports, meanwhile, rise 8 per cent to just over €4 billion, bringing the seasonally adjusted trade surplus to €3.484 billion for December.

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