Imports from the North to the Republic have risen 77 percent post Brexit. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has reported that exports from the South to the North have also risen by 43 percent.
Exports from Ireland to Great Britain also soared in the first six months after Brexit as imports sent in the opposite direction declined, according to Irish government figures.
However, imports from Great Britain fell by more than €2.5bn, or 32%, to stand at €5.3bn in the same period.
According to the CSO, exports from Great Britain to Ireland decreased by 16% in June compared with the same month in 2020, with food, live animals and manufactured goods hit hardest.
The on-going trade dynamics in the post-Brexit period are a bellwether of how the Brexit agreement is faring, and currently indicate quite huge changes in supply routes and lines between Ireland, Northern Ireland and GB. It will no doubt be a while before the full picture emerges.
