Ireland's merchandise trade surplus narrowed slightly in August, figures from the Central Statistics Office showed on Monday.
The visible trade surplus fell to EUR 3.69 billion from EUR 3.92 billion in July.
Exports decreased 3 percent month-on-month and imports fell 2 percent.
On a year-on-year basis, exports climbed 20 percent and imports increased 18 percent.
Shipments to the UK, which accounted for 10 percent of total exports in August, shrunk 5 percent from a year ago. Imports from the country, which were 20 percent of the total arrivals, rose 2 percent.
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