Imports:
$197.1 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semifinished goods;
foodstuffs, consumer goods
Imports - partners:
France 16.8%, Germany 16.6%, Italy 8.8%, UK 6.5%, Netherlands 4.9%
(2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$26.81 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$718.4 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $1.33 billion (1999)
Currency:
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by the financial institutions
of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions with the member countries
Currency code:
EUR
Exchange rates:
euros per US dollar - 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001),
1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year