| Economy |
| GDP growth rate |
4.8% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment rate |
17.2% official rate; labour force surveys indicate unemployment around 14% (2006 est.) |
| Inflation rate |
3.2% (2006 est.)
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| Agriculture products |
Wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, barley, alfalfa, clover, olives, citrus, grapes, soybeans, potatoes; livestock, dairy products |
| Industries |
Chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminium, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism |
| Exports |
$10.61 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Export commodities |
Transport equipment, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels |
| Export partners |
Italy 23.1%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.7%, Germany 10.4%, Slovenia 8.3%, Austria 6.1% (2006) |
| Imports |
$21.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Import commodities |
Machinery, transport and electrical equipment; chemicals, fuels and lubricants; foodstuffs |
| Import partners |
Italy 16.7%, Germany 14.5%, Russia 9.7%, Slovenia 6.8%, Austria 5.4%, China 5.3% (2006) |
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