Imports: $57.6 billion (f.o.b., 1998)
Imports—commodities: crude oil, capital goods, chemical products, foodstuffs, coal
Imports—partners: EU 26%, US 22%, Argentina 13%, Japan 5% (1996)
Debt—external: $258.1 billion (December 1998)
Economic aid—recipient: $1.012 billion (1995)
Currency: 1 real (R$) = 100 centavos
Exchange rates: reals (R$) per US$1—1.501 (January 1999), 1.161 (1998), 1.078 (1997), 1.005 (1996), 0.918 (1995), 0.639 (1994); CR$ per US$1—390.845 (January 1994) note: the real (R$) was introduced on 1 July 1994, equal to 2,750 cruzeiro reais; from October 1994 through 14 January 1999, the official rate was determined by a managed float; since 15 January 1999, the official rate floats independently with respect to the US$
Fiscal year: calendar year
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Telephones: 14,426,673 (1992 est.)