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Thu 02 Feb 2011Irish trade surplus cut by 10% in December
IRELAND’S TRADE surplus narrowed in December as the value of imports rose 12 per cent on November.
The seasonally adjusted figures showed exports remained relatively unchanged month on month, at €7.64 billion, but imports rose to €3.9 billion. This cut the trade surplus by 10 per cent to €3.7 billion.
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