AQW 50144/22-27

Mr David Honeyford
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley

Tabled Date: 01/07/2026
Answered On Date: 15/07/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
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.

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%.