AQW 50144/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy, further to evidence session by senior officials from Invest Northern Ireland at the Assembly’s Committee for the Economy on 1 July 2026, whether she will publish data highlighting the benefits of Northern Ireland being part of both the UK internal market and the EU’s single market for goods.
Asked by David Honeyford MLA on 1 July 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 1 July 2026
- Answer due by
- 20 July 2026
- Answered
- 15 July 202614 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
According to HMRC’s Regional Trade Statistics, total exports of goods from the north increased by 9.4% to £10.8 billion in the year ending Q1 2026, compared to the year ending Q1 2023.
The north’s exports of goods to the EU increased by 10.3% and exports of goods to the Rest of the World (RoW) increased by 7.6%.
In contrast, total exports of goods from Britain fell by 8.3% to £314.1 billion over the same period.
Exports of goods from Britain to the EU decreased 16.6%, whilst British exports of goods to RoW exports of increased 0.9%.