Natural gas - exports:
109 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
4.46 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.691 trillion cu m (1 January 2002)
Current account balance:
$18.63 billion (2003)
Exports:
$279.3 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft,
telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood
pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
Exports - partners:
US 86.6%, Japan 2.1%, UK 1.4% (2003)
Imports:
$240.4 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil,
chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
Imports - partners:
US 60.6%, China 5.6%, Japan 4.1% (2003)