Economy of The Czech Republic - Trade and Finance

Trade and Finance

Exports: $122 billion (2007) Export goods: machinery and transport goods 52%, raw materials 9%, chemicals 5%, other 34% (2003).

Imports: $116.6 billion Import goods: machinery and transport goods 46%, raw materials and fuels 16%, chemicals 10%, other 28% (2003)

Current Account balance: -$4,533,000 (2007)

Export partners: Germany 30.8%, Slovakia 8.7%, Poland 5.9%, France 5.4%, UK 5.1%, Italy 4.9%, Austria 4.6% (2007).

Import partners: Germany 31.4%, Netherlands 6.7%, Slovakia 6.4%, Poland 6.3%, Austria 5.1%, China 5.1%, Russia 4.5%, Italy 4.4%, France 4.1% (2007).

Reserves: $34.59 billion (2007)

Foreign Direct Investment: $86.75 billion (2007)

Czech Investment Abroad: $6.058 billion (2007)

External debt: $74.7 billion (2007)

Value of Publicly Traded Shares: $48.6 billion (2006)

Exchange rates:

• koruny (Kč) per US$1 – 18.75 (December 2010), 18.277 (2007), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004), 28.2 (2003), 32.7 (2002), 38.0 (2001), 38.6 (2001), 34.6 (1999), 32.3 (1998), 31.7 (1997), 27.1 (1996), 26.5 (1995)
• koruny (Kč) per EUR€1 - 25.06 (December 2010)