Exports:

$405.6 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 11 $356.2 billion (2009 est.)

Exports - commodities:

manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco

Exports - partners:

US 14.71%, Germany 11.06%, France 8%, Netherlands 7.79%, Ireland 6.89%, Belgium 4.65%, Spain 4% (2009)

Imports:

$546.5 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 $483.9 billion (2009 est.)

Imports - commodities:

manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs