India, July 15 -- Ireland's foreign trade surplus decreased markedly in May from a year ago as exports plunged amid a growth in imports, figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Wednesday.
On an unadjusted basis, the trade surplus declined to EUR 3.4 billion in May from EUR 12.1 billion in the corresponding month last year. The surplus also decreased from EUR 5.2 billion in April.
Exports logged an annual fall of 29.1 percent in May, while imports jumped by 17.5 percent.
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