| Economy |
| GDP growth rate |
4.5% (2006 est.) |
| Unemployment rate |
5.6% (2006 est.) |
| Inflation rate |
1.4% (2006 est.) |
| Agriculture products |
Barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk |
| Industries |
Iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles |
| Exports |
$153.7 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Export commodities |
Machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals |
| Export partners |
Germany 9.8%, US 9.3%, Norway 9.2%, UK 7.1%, Denmark 6.9%, Finland 6%, France 4.9%, Netherlands 4.7%, Belgium 4.5% (2006) |
| Imports |
$132.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Import commodities |
Machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing |
Import partners
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Germany 17.3%, Denmark 9.1%, Norway 8.2%, UK 6%, Netherlands 5.8%, Finland 5.7%, France 4.6%, Belgium 4.1% (2006)
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