Imports - commodities:
machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products,
oil
Imports - partners:
US 18.3%, Argentina 8.9%, Germany 8.1%, China 5.9%, Nigeria 5.6%,
Japan 4.6% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$52.94 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$219.8 billion (2004 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$30 billion (2002)
Currency (code):
real (BRL)
Currency code:
BRL
Exchange rates:
reals per US dollar - 2.9251 (2004), 3.0771 (2003), 2.9208 (2002),
2.3577 (2001), 1.8301 (2000)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
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