Market comment

Trade data show Ireland’s trade performance is resilient

DAVY VIEW

On September 16th, Irish trade data for July still showed the export sector performing very well, with goods exports up 19% on the year. This reinforces our view that the defensive nature of Irish trade (concentrated in agri-food, pharmaceuticals, and information and communications technology (ICT) services) will help exports weather Brexit uncertainty and the slowdown in global manufacturing.

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Sep 17 2019, 07:30 IST/BST

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