Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
71.15 million cu m (2004 est.)

Current account balance:
$19.7 billion (2005 est.)

Exports:
$286.3 billion f.o.b., including reexports (2005 est.)

Exports - commodities:
electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear,
watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material

Exports - partners:
China 45%, US 16.1%, Japan 5.3% (2005)

Imports:
$291.6 billion (2005 est.)

Imports - commodities:
raw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods, capital goods,
foodstuffs, fuel (most is re-exported)

Imports - partners:
China 45%, Japan 11%, Taiwan 7.2%, Singapore 5.8%, US 5.1%, South
Korea 4.4% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$124.3 billion (2005 est.)