Exports:
$73.28 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
Exports - partners:
US 23%, Argentina 6.1%, China 6%, Netherlands 5.8%, Germany 4.2%
(2003)
Imports:
$48.25 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products,
oil
Imports - partners:
US 20%, Argentina 9.8%, Germany 8.7%, Japan 5.2%, China 4.4% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$49.3 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$214.9 billion (2003)
Economic aid - recipient:
$30 billion IMF disbursement (2002)
Currency:
real (BRL)