* Source question: What percentage of your inputs do you source directly abroad?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Oct '16 = 41
Nov '16 = 38
Dec '16 = 42
Jan '17 = 58
Feb '17 = 36.
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Ireland: SME input sourced directly abroad 2016-2017
This statistic shows the proportion of input sourced directly abroad in the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland from October 2016 to February 2017. From the responding SMEs exporting in February 2017, 36 percent stated that they sourced less than 25 percent of their inputs directly abroad.
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FactWorks. (March 1, 2017). Proportion of input sourced directly abroad in the small and medium enterprises (SME) in Ireland from October 2016 to February 2017* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/701588/monthly-sme-input-sourced-directly-abroad-ireland/
FactWorks. "Proportion of input sourced directly abroad in the small and medium enterprises (SME) in Ireland from October 2016 to February 2017*." Chart. March 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/701588/monthly-sme-input-sourced-directly-abroad-ireland/
FactWorks. (2017). Proportion of input sourced directly abroad in the small and medium enterprises (SME) in Ireland from October 2016 to February 2017*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/701588/monthly-sme-input-sourced-directly-abroad-ireland/
FactWorks. "Proportion of Input Sourced Directly Abroad in The Small and Medium Enterprises (Sme) in Ireland from October 2016 to February 2017*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2017, /statistics/701588/monthly-sme-input-sourced-directly-abroad-ireland/
FactWorks, Proportion of input sourced directly abroad in the small and medium enterprises (SME) in Ireland from October 2016 to February 2017* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/701588/monthly-sme-input-sourced-directly-abroad-ireland/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Proportion of input sourced directly abroad in the small and medium enterprises (SME) in Ireland from October 2016 to February 2017* [Graph], FactWorks, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/701588/monthly-sme-input-sourced-directly-abroad-ireland/
