| Economy |
| GDP growth rate |
2.2% |
| Unemployment rate |
8.7% |
| Inflation rate |
1.7% |
| Agriculture products |
wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish |
| Industries |
machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism |
| Exports |
$483.1 billion f.o.b. |
| Export commodities |
machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages |
| Export partners |
Germany 15.6%, Spain 9.6%, Italy 8.9%, UK 8.2%, Belgium 7.2%, US 6.7%, Netherlands 4% (2006) |
| Imports |
$520.8 billion f.o.b |
| Import commodities |
machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals |
| Import partners |
Germany 19%, Belgium 11%, Italy 8.3%, Spain 7%, Netherlands 6.7%, UK 6.5%, US 4.6% (2006) |
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