machinery and transport equipment, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs
Imports - partners:
US 52.4%, Guatemala 7.1%, El Salvador 5.2%, Mexico 4.5%, Costa Rica 4.2% (2007)
Economic aid - recipient:
$680.8 million (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.546 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external:
$3.411 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares: