Imports:
$95.83 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products,
oil
Imports - partners:
US 17.5%, Argentina 8.5%, Germany 8.4%, China 7.3%, Japan 4.6%
(2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$77.27 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$177.7 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$30 billion (2002)
Currency (code):
real (BRL)
Currency code:
BRL
Exchange rates:
reals per US dollar - 2.19132 (2006), 2.4344 (2005), 2.9251 (2004),
3.0771 (2003), 2.9208 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year