Brazil |
|
| TRADE AND BUSINESS |
| Agriculture
- products |
coffee,
soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus; beef
|
| Exports |
$59.4 billion
f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
| Exports
- commodities |
transport
equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos |
| Exports
- partners |
US 23.8%,
Argentina 8.5%, Germany 5%, China 4.3%, Netherlands 4.2% (2002)
|
| Imports |
$46.2 billion
f.o.b. (2002) |
| Imports-
commodities |
machinery,
electrical, and transport equipment, chemical products, oil
|
| Imports
- partners |
US 23.3%,
Argentina 12.6%, Germany 8.7%, France 5.2% (2002) |
| Currency |
real (BRL)
|
| Exchange
rates |
reals per
US dollar - 2.92 (2002), 2.36 (2001), 1.83 (2000), 1.81 (1999),
1.16 (1998)
note: from October 1994 through 14 January 1999, the official
rate was determined by a managed float; since 15 January 1999,
the official rate floats independently with respect to the
US dollar |
| Fiscal
year |
calendar
year |
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