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The total trading volume of North Rhine-Westphalia from imports and exports amounts to EUR 354.8 billion (2007). NRW's most important trading partner is the EU (25) with a trading volume of EUR 235.3 billion (2007).
Source: LDS NRW, February 2008
18 percent of all goods exported from Germany are "Made in NRW". With an export volume of EUR 174.0 billion, North Rhine-Westphalia is 18th in the world, comparable to Spain and Taiwan.
Source: LDS NRW, February 2008
The main exports are:
| Chemical products | 16.2 % |
| Machinery | 15.4 % |
| Iron and steel products, non-ferrous metals and products | 14.5 % |
| Automobiles and automotive parts | 11.7 % |
| Metal products | 5.6 % |
Nearly half of all exports go to seven key partner countries:
| The Netherlands | 10.0 % |
| France | 8.9 % |
| United Kingdom | 7.0 % |
| Italy | 6.6 % |
| Belgium | 6.3 % |
| USA | 5.3 % |
| Austria | 5.3 % |
With an import volume of almost EUR 180.8 billion, North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's strongest import state. 23.3 percent of all German imports are delivered to NRW. The import volume of NRW is comparable to that of Singapore (192 EUR bn) and larger than that of Russia (163 EUR bn), Taiwan (160 EUR bn), India (158 EUR bn), Turkey (124 EUR bn), Australia (120 EUR bn), Austria (118 EUR bn) and Switzerland (117 EUR bn).
Source: LDS NRW, February 2008
The main imports are:
| Iron and steel products, non-ferrous metals and products | 14.4 % |
| Chemical products | 9.9 % |
| Automobiles and automotive parts | 8.9 % |
| Oil and natural gas | 8.5 % |
| Machinery and equipment | 5.8 % |
Nearly 55 percent of NRW imports come from seven main supplying countries:
| The Netherlands | 14.7 % |
| France | 7.8 % |
| United Kingdom | 7.8 % |
| China | 7.6 % |
| Belgium | 7.3 % |
| Italy | 5.5 % |
| Japan | 4.1 % |
