evidence: It concludes that Northern Ireland, the North East and South West appear to be the most dependent on free trade in goods with other EU countries. [...] A spokesman for Vote Leave said that as the UK is a net contributor to the EU, leaving will "will free up extra public resources to invest in regions like Northern Ireland not less". [...] He added that the latest HMRC export figures show Northern Ireland is seeing a decline in exports to the EU and rapid growth to the rest of the world.