Northern Ireland's trade with Republic of Ireland booming since Brexit {although imports from Great Britain were hit hard}

Belfast Telegraph ^ | 16 April 2021 | Sarah Collins

[Cronos]

Post-Brexit trade between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland boomed in February, although imports from Great Britain were hit hard.

Goods imports from Britain were down by more than half (-53%) in February this year compared to last year, the Republic's Central Statistics Office (CSO) said yesterday.

But imports from Northern Ireland almost doubled (+95%) in the same period.

Exports to England, Scotland and Wales held up better, falling by just 11% in February 2021 compared to last year. But exports to Northern Ireland were up by 38%. The CSO said Irish goods imports from Britain fell by 53%, or €742m (£653), to €650m (£565m) in February this year compared to February 2020.

The Republic's exports to Britain were down 11%, or €107m (£93m), to €859m (£746m) in February, with food and live animals seeing the biggest fall - despite the UK government delaying the introduction of its full customs code until next year.

[Cronos]

Just a note

"Great Britain" = the largest island in the British isles on which is England, Wales and Scotland.

"The UK" = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

[Celtic Conservative]

And try and use the word “English” in place of “British” in the presence of a Scotsman.
You will be corrected posthaste.

CC

[wny]

I was in Dublin in the fall of 2019... people’s biggest concern was the impact to Guinness having to cross the border to/from Northern Ireland

[Cronos]

True - it would be like calling all Americans as Californians :)

[far sider]

Thanks for that Cronos. So Ireland is part of the British Isles?

[Winniesboy]

Yes. ‘The British Isles’ has always been accepted as a purely geographical term, with no political or national connotations.

[mewzilla]

Speaking of Brexit...

Think Brexit done? Read BEN HABIB on how today's deal is biggest sell-out in a generation THERE was never any chance of the European Parliament rejecting the Brexit Trade & Cooperation Agreement. Such is my confidence, this article was written before the vote was announced.

If the info there is accurate, the UK is screwed.

[Cronos]

It’s not accurate. Look at the first. Northern Ireland remains in the UK. There’s no doubt about that

[mewzilla]

Depends on the definition of remain, doesn’t it...

[Cronos]

Politically it remains part of the UK with no exceptions. Economically it is no different than a “duty free zone”.

The rest of the article also has errors. The deal is the best the UK could get.