Exports - partners:
US 12.7%, Germany 7.2%, China 6.4%, France 4.5%, Japan 4.3%, UK 4.2% (2008)
Imports:
$15.97 trillion (2008 est.)
$13.74 trillion (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services
top ten - share of world trade: see listing for exports
Imports - partners:
China 10.3%, Germany 8.7%, US 8%, Japan 5% (2008)