Industrial production growth rate: 8.9% (1995 est.)
Electricity - capacity: 3.62 million kW (1994)
Electricity - production: 17.9 billion kWh (1995)
Electricity - consumption per capita: 4,343 kWh (1995 est.)
Agriculture - products: turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; meat and dairy products
Exports: total value: $43.4 billion (f.o.b., 1995) commodities: chemicals, data processing equipment, industrial machinery, live animals, animal products partners: EU 70% (UK 26%, Germany 14%, France 9%), US 6%
Imports: total value: $32.7 billion (c.i.f., 1995) commodities : food, animal feed, data processing equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, machinery, textiles, clothing partners: EU 58% (UK 37%, Germany 7%, France 4%), US 17%
Debt - external: $17.5 billion (1995)
Economic aid: donor: ODA, $81 million (1993)
Currency: 1 Irish pound (£Ir) = 100 pence