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fuels, oils and coal (21.6%); consumer goods (14.9%) – clothing and footwear,food, furniture, medicines and cosmetics, automobiles, beverages and tobacco.Import by commodity groups, 2006(%)fuels,oils,21,6%others0,6%consummergoods14,9%investmentgoods26,2%rawmaterials37,0%Source: Bulgarian National BankThe European Union member countries are Bulgaria’s largest trade partner, exportsin 2006 ammounted to 6595.4 bln EUR, which is 55.0% of the total. Thelargest trade partner within the EU is Italy, followed by Germany, Greece, Belgium,France, Spain and the UK. From the non-European countries, the largesttrade partners are the USA. From the neighbouring countries the main tradepartner in export isTurkey, followed by Greece.Exports - main trade partners and regions, 2006(%)America3,7%BalcanCountries24,3%Asia7,5%Othercountries5,6%EU 2555,5%Europe3,7%Source: Bulgarian National BankIn imports the main trade partner of Bulgaria are the EU countries with 8594.9bln EUR, which is 46.8% of the total.The main trader partner from the EU countriesis Germany, followed by Italy, Greece, France, Austria and Spain. From the22 BSMEPA