Exports:
$115.1 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Exports - commodities:
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
Exports - partners:
US 19.6%, China 7.5%, Argentina 6.9%, Germany 5.3%, Mexico 4.3%
(2005)
Imports:
$78.02 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products,
oil
Imports - partners:
US 19.7%, Germany 8.7%, Argentina 8.2%, China 6.2%, Nigeria 6.1%
(2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$53.8 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$188 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$30 billion (2002)
Currency (code):
real (BRL)