Venezuela |
|
| TRADE AND BUSINESS |
| |
| Agriculture
- products |
corn,
sorghum, sugarcane, rice, bananas, vegetables, coffee; beef,
pork, milk, eggs; fish |
| Exports |
$28.6 billion
f.o.b. (2001) |
| Exports
- commodities |
petroleum,
bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products,
basic manufactures |
| Exports
- partners |
US 53.4%,
Netherlands Antilles 17.3%, Canada 2.9% (2002) |
| Imports |
$18.8 billion
f.o.b. (2001) |
| Imports-
commodities |
raw materials,
machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction
materials |
| Imports
- partners |
US 27.5%,
Colombia 6.9%, Brazil 5.7%, Mexico 4.4% (2002) |
| Currency |
bolivar (VEB)
|
| Exchange
rates |
bolivares
per US dollar - 1,160.44 (2002), 723.67 (2001), 679.96 (2000),
605.72 (1999), 547.56 (1998) |
| Fiscal
year |
calendar
year |
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