Ireland’s treasury received bittersweet news on Monday morning as the country the EU in navigating testing diplomatic waters after the ascent of Donald Trump.
The country’s statistics office, the CSO, announced Ireland exported €72.6 billion ($76 billion) worth of goods to the U.S. in 2024, a mammoth 34% increase on the year before. With imports falling slightly, Ireland extended its goods trade surplus to €50.1 billion with the U.S. last year. Ireland’s neighbor across the Atlantic Ocean has closed the gap with the EU as Ireland’s most lucrative goods export market.
