Companies supported by Enterprise Ireland saw a "steady" level of exports in 2020 despite the immense challenges from Covid and Brexit during the year, new figures show today.
Enterprise Ireland said that Irish exporters are generally optimistic that growth of up to 8% can be achieved by the end of 2021 as economies around the world re-open.
Today's figures show that companies supported by Enterprise Ireland recorded €25.48 billion in exports last year, an increase of 0.3% on 2019.
Exports to the euro zone continued to grow last year and increased by 1.6% to a total value of €5.85 billion in 2020. The euro zone now accounts for 23% of exports - double what it was a decade ago.