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Thu 11 Nov 2002Non-EU trade down by 7% in SeptemberTrade activity between the Republic and non-EU countries weakened significantly in September, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office.On a seasonally-adjusted basis, the value of goods exported by Irish firms to locations outside the EU fell by 7 per cent to €2.4 billion between August and September.