Economy
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| GDP growth rate |
9.9% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment rate |
1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005) |
| Inflation rate |
7% (2006 est.) |
| Agriculture products |
grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk |
| Industries |
metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, chemical fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators |
| Exports |
$19.84 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
Export commodities
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machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs |
| Export partners |
Russia 34.7%, Netherlands 17.7%, UK 7.5%, Ukraine 6.3%, Poland 5.2% (2006) |
| Imports |
$22.24 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Import commodities |
mineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, metals |
| Import partners |
Russia 58.6%, Germany 7.5%, Ukraine 5.5% (2006) |
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