Imports - partners:
Canada 17%, China 13.8%, Mexico 10.3%, Japan 8.7%, Germany 5.2%
(2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$85.94 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$1.4 trillion (2001 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $6.9 billion (1997)
Currency (code):
US dollar (USD)
Currency code:
USD
Exchange rates:
British pounds per US dollar - 0.5457 (2004), 0.6139 (2003), 0.6661
(2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000); Canadian dollars per US dollar
- 1.3014 (2004), 1.4045 (2003), 1.5693 (2002), 1.5488 (2001), 1.4851
(2000); Japanese yen per US dollar - 108.13 (2004), 116.08 (2003),
125.39 (2002), 121.53 (2001), 107.77 (2000); euros per US dollar -
0.8048 (2004), 0.8866 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.08540
(2000)
Fiscal year:
1 October - 30 September
Communications United States
Telephones - main lines in use:
181,599,900 (2003)