Exports:
$531.7 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 $461 billion (2007 est.)
Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
Exports - partners:
Germany 25.5%, Belgium 13.8%, France 8.9%, UK 8.8%, Italy 5.2% (2008)
Imports:
$474.8 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 9 $406.2 billion (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing