Syria |
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| TRADE AND BUSINESS |
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| Agriculture
- products |
wheat,
barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef,
mutton, eggs, poultry, milk |
| Exports |
$6.2 billion
f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
| Exports
- commodities |
crude oil
70%, petroleum products 7%, fruits and vegetables 5%, cotton
fiber 4%, clothing 3%, meat and live animals 2% (2000 est.)
|
| Exports
- partners |
Germany 19.1%,
Italy 17.5%, Turkey 7.8%, France 7.5%, Lebanon 5.2% (2002)
|
| Imports |
$4.9 billion
f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
| Imports-
commodities |
machinery
and transport equipment 21%, food and livestock 18%, metal
and metal products 15%, chemicals and chemical products 10%
(2000 est.) |
| Imports
- partners |
Italy 8.3%,
Germany 7.4%, China 5.7%, South Korea 4.8%, France 4.6%, US
4.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2002) |
| Currency |
Syrian pound
(SYP) |
| Exchange
rates |
Syrian pounds
per US dollar - (Official rate): 11.23 (2002), 11.23 (2001),
11.23 (2000), 11.23 (1999), 11.23 (1998), (Free market rate):
49.65 (2001), 49.4 (2000), 51.7 (1999), 52 (1998) |
| Fiscal
year |
calendar
year |
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