chief imports:
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Many countries like Italy do not have specific resources on their land that they can use. Because of this these countries have to import some resources or goods. Italy mainly imports engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing, food, beverages, and tobacco.
Chief exports:
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Some countries also have to be the ones to send out the goods or resources they have too much of for other countries to use. Italy mainly exports engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals, food, beverages and tobacco, minerals, non ferrous metals.