Exports - commodities:

transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos

Exports - partners:

US 14.4%, China 12.4%, Argentina 8.4%, Netherlands 5%, Germany 4.5% (2008)

Imports:

$173.1 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 $120.6 billion (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics

Imports - partners:

US 14.9%, China 11.6%, Argentina 7.9%, Germany 7% (2008)