Trade: Exports--$335.3 billion (2006 est.):
Iron and steel, coal, transportation equipment, tractors,
diamonds, petroleum products.
Export partners (2005 est.): Germany 19.4%, France 17.3%,
Netherlands 11.7%, U.K. 8.2%, U.S. 6.4%, Italy 5.3%.
Imports--$333.5 billion (2006 est.):
Fuels, chemical products, grains, foodstuffs.
Import partners (2005 est.): Netherlands 17.8%,Germany 17.2%,
France 11.4%, U.K. 6.8%,Ireland 6.5%, U.S. 5.4%.