evidence: The value of goods sales from Great Britain to Northern Ireland dropped by 2.4% in 2022, official data suggests. [...] The new figures from the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) show that £43.4bn of goods were purchased in Northern Ireland in 2022, an increase in value of 8.8%. [...] Goods purchases from Great Britain were worth £11bn, down by 2.4% while imports from Ireland were worth almost £3bn, up by 4.8%.