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Economy

Antwerp is connected to the industrial regions of south-east Belgium by the Albert Canal, which links it to Liège; the city also trades extensively with the Ruhr district in Germany. Grain and unrefined metals are major imports; exports include machinery, textiles, and other manufactured goods. Antwerp is especially well known for such industries as diamond cutting, shipbuilding, car assembly, and the manufacture of metal goods, electronic equipment, chemicals, and dyes.