Irish Exports to US Quadrupled in March on Tariff Threat (2)

The value of exports from Ireland to the US quadrupled in March from a year earlier, on medical and pharmaceutical goods, the statistics office said.

The total export value rose 395% to €25.4 billion ($28.5 billion) in March, compared to €5.1 billion in the same month a year earlier. Chemicals and related products, which include pharmaceuticals, made up 94% of the total.

It’s the third month in a row that Irish exports to the US surged. The value of exports jumped by more than 200% in February from a year earlier, and by 81% in January, according to Ireland’s ...