India, June 17 -- Ireland's foreign trade surplus decreased in May from a year ago as exports plunged amid a surge in imports, figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Wednesday.
On an unadjusted basis, the trade surplus declined to EUR 5.3 billion in May from EUR 10.5 billion in the corresponding month last year. Meanwhile, the surplus increased from EUR 3.9 billion in April.
Exports logged an annual fall of 13.2 percent in May, while imports jumped by 22.0 percent.
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