HOW BREXIT HURTS BORDER TRADE

12%

Reduction in economic growth in Northern Ireland that would be caused by a no-deal Brexit, according to a leaked UK government report

8%

Hit to the North’s economy even if a Brexit trade deal is agreed

14 million

Vehicles entering the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland via the 12 national roads crossing the Border in 2016 (nearly 40,000 per day). That includes: 1 million crossings by HGVs or 2,700 on average per day; 1.3 million by LGVs or 3,600 per day; and 12 million by cars or 32,900 per day.

28%

of all recorded vehicles crossing Border used the main Dublin to Belfast route. Next two busiest routes are N13 and N14, both in Donegal. These make up 53pc of all traffic volumes, and 52pc of all goods vehicles (according to Revenue)

87,000

Estimated number of businesses along the Border corridor as a whole (according to joint analysis by border councils)

12%

are in agriculture, while remainder includes retail, hospitality, manufacturing and construction.

€3 billion

Total cross-border trade in goods

<2%

of the Republic of Ireland’s total goods exports go to Northern Ireland

10%

of Northern Ireland’s Gross Value Added (GVA) comes from the combined cross-border sale of goods and services