| Economy |
| GDP growth rate |
3.3% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment rate |
4.9% (2006 est.) |
| Inflation rate |
1.4% (2006 est.) |
| Agriculture products |
grains, potatoes, sugar beets, wine, fruit; dairy products, cattle, pigs, poultry; lumber |
| Industries |
construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and wood processing, paper and paperboard, communications equipment, tourism |
| Exports |
$134.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Export commodities |
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, paper and paperboard, metal goods, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, foodstuffs |
| Export partners |
Germany 30.2%, Italy 9%, US 5.9%, Switzerland 4.7% (2006) |
| Imports |
$133.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
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| Import commodities |
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, metal goods, oil and oil products; foodstuffs |
| Import partners |
Germany 45.5%, Italy 7%, Switzerland 4.5%, Netherlands 4.1% (2006) |
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