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EU-Japan - a boost for jobs and exports in Ireland

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Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Ireland already export a wide range of goods and services to Japan.

The EU-Japan trade agreement will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the factsheets for full details.

Companies and jobs

503
The number of Irish companies that export to Japan.
83%
The share of EU companies exporting to Japan that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
7,651
The number of jobs in Ireland that EU exports to Japan help support.
739,560
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Japan help support.

What kind of products does Ireland export to Japan?

Companies across Ireland export goods and services to Japan.

Let's take two cities:

A map of Ireland, showing Dublin and Cork

 

 

Exports and Imports

4th
Japan is Ireland's 4th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€1.9 bn
The value of Ireland's trade surplus with Japan.
€2.5 bn
The value of Irish exports to Japan.
€645 m
The value of Irish imports from Japan.

Other EU countries export to Japan too!

Go to EU-Japan in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Japan

 

Sources

  • Products: Dun and Bradstreet, 2018. The product examples are drawn from a sample of all EU companies exporting to Japan. The location represents place of production/shipment.
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2015 (latest available year).
  • Jobs: European Commission, JRC estimates. Figures based on latest available data (2014).