Figures show 'exports will lead economic recovery'
Chambers Ireland has today said that Ireland’s recovery will be export-led.
It comes as provisional CSO figures show a strong increase in exports in February with a 33% hike in trade demand compared with January.
The figures show that the value of exports in February was just over €8bn - up 11% from January.
Imports fell 3% to just under €4.3bn which resulted in the widening of Ireland’s trade surplus by 33% to €3.8bn.
Compared with February last year, exports were up 14%, while imports rose by 18%.
