CSO figures show value of exports of medical and pharmaceutical products increased by €3.5 billion (66 per cent) to €8.8 billion in April alone
CSO figures show value of exports of medical and pharmaceutical products increased by €3.5 billion to €8.8 billion in April aloneThe value of Irish exports grew by €6.2 billion to €72.4 billion in the first four months of 2024 mainly due to increased exports of chemicals and related products.
The collapse in demand for Covid vaccines and medications triggered a downturn in Irish pharma exports last year, one that led to a reversal in headline GDP and a technical recession. ‘We saved for our wedding in 2007. We knuckled down for the year previous so we could have everyone we wanted there’Stock market concentration: Should a handful of Big Tech firms hold all the cards?
The EU accounted for €7.6 billion of total goods exports in April, of which €1.8 billion went to Germany, €1.8 billion went to Belgium and €1.8 million went to the Netherlands. The US was the main non-EU destination accounting for €6.5 billion of total exports in April.
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