Natural gas - imports:
2.553 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Current account balance:
$-7.592 billion (2003)

Exports:
$31.13 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Exports - commodities:
clothing and footwear, machinery, chemicals, cork and paper
products, hides

Exports - partners:
Spain 22.7%, Germany 15.2%, France 12.9%, UK 10.5%, US 5.8%, Italy
4.8%, Belgium 4.6% (2003)

Imports:
$43.73 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum, textiles,
agricultural products

Imports - partners:
Spain 29.1%, Germany 14.7%, France 9.9%, Italy 6.4%, UK 4.9%,
Netherlands 4.6% (2003)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$12.81 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$250.7 billion (2003 est.)