Ireland's trade surplus with China exceeded 400 million euros (436 million U.S. dollars) in the first half (H1) of this year compared with a trade deficit of 315 million euros in H1 2022, according to official data released in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday.
China is Ireland's largest trading partner in Asia, and two-way goods trade between the two countries was worth over 7.4 billion euros (8.3 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of this year, according to Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Monday.
Seven Irish organizations and enterprises signed cooperation agreements with the China International Import Expo Bureau for this year’s expo during a promotional event of the sixth CIIE in Dublin, Ireland on local time May 29.
Ireland's July goods exports decreased by 5.4 percent year-on-year, but its exports to China increased by 8.59 percent, according to the latest figures released by the country's Central Statistics Office (CSO).
A successful China is an important opportunity for Ireland and China welcomes Ireland to engage in China's development and benefit from some of the great opportunities it offers, said Chinese Ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong.
China is expected to become Ireland's second-largest destination for exports after the United Kingdom, especially for foodstuffs and agricultural products, over the next several years, Irish business leaders said on April 6.
