Financial News: Ireland Trade Surplus Grows In March

Ireland Trade Surplus Grows In March

05/15/2025 - 11:09:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Ireland's foreign trade surplus increased sharply in March as exports surged amid a fall in imports, figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Thursday.

The seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose to EUR 23.4 billion in March from EUR 12.7 billion in the previous month.

In the corresponding month last year, the trade balance showed a surplus of EUR 6.9 billion.

Exports logged a monthly growth of 34.6 percent in March, while imports fell by 11.9 percent.

On an unadjusted basis, exports jumped 94.3 percent annually in March, and imports were 5.4 percent higher compared to last year. As a result, the trade surplus increased markedly to EUR 24.9 billion from EUR 7.4 billion last year.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

South Korea Industrial Output Sinks 2.9% In May (34 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Industrial production in South Korea was down a seasonally adjusted 2.9 percent on mon ...Full Story»

Japan Industrial Output Data Due On Monday (01 hr(s), 42 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Japan will on Monday release preliminary May numbers for industrial production, highli ...Full Story»

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves Slightly More Than Previously Estimated In June (09 hr(s), 41 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed consumer sentiment in ...Full Story»

U.S. Consumer Prices Inch Up In Line With Expectations But Core Price Growth Exceeds Estimates (10 hr(s), 05 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - While the Commerce Department released a closely watched report on Friday showing cons ...Full Story»

Brazil Jobless Rate Falls To 6.2% (10 hr(s), 09 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Brazil's unemployment rate decreased in the three months ending in May, figures fr ...Full Story»

Turkish Economic Confidence Steady At 96.7 (10 hr(s), 28 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Turkey's economic sentiment remained stable in June after rising marginally in the ...Full Story»

Iceland Inflation Rises To 4.2% (11 hr(s), 01 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Consumer price inflation in Iceland accelerated in June after easing in the previous m ...Full Story»

Eurozone Economic Sentiment Falls Unexpectedly (11 hr(s), 11 min(s), 40 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Eurozone economic sentiment weakened unexpectedly in June primarily driven by reduced ...Full Story»