Exports
Fruits
Minerals
Metals
Clothing
Footwear
Grains
Textiles
Wine

Imports
Oilseeds
Grains
Chemicals
Fish
Consumer Goods


GBB World Trade Suggested Strategies For Spain

· Export more to the EU and the US

Economy

GDP
(2009): $1.461 trillion (€1.051 trillion); seventh-largest economy in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).


Per capita GDP (2009): $31,700 (€22,800).

GDP annual growth rate (2009): -3.6%.


Natural resources: Coal, lignite, iron ore, uranium, mercury, pyrites, fluorspar, gypsum, zinc, lead, tungsten, copper, kaolin, hydroelectric power.


Agriculture and fisheries (2.3% of GDP, 2009): Products--grains, vegetables, citrus andmdeciduous fruits, wine, olives and olive oil, sunflowers, livestock and poultry, dairy products, seafood.


Industry
(11.7% of GDP, 2009): Types--processed foods, textiles, footwear, petrochemicals, steel, automobiles, consumer goods, electronics.

Services
(2009): 51.5% of GDP.

Trade
(2009): Exports--$220 billion (€158 billion): automobiles, fruits, minerals, metals, clothing, footwear, textiles. Major markets--EU 69%, U.S. 4%. Imports--$290 billion (€208 billion): Major sources--EU 58%, U.S. 4%.


Average exchange rate (2009): 1 euro=U.S.$1.39.


 


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