<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Man, Isle of<nl>Economy</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Overview:</hi> Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GNP. Banking now contributes about 45% to GNP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to European Union markets.
<item><hi format=bold>National product:</hi> GNP—exchange rate conversion—$490 million (1988)
<item><hi format=bold>National product real growth rate:</hi> NA%
<item><hi format=bold>National product per capita:</hi> $7,500 (1988)
<item><hi format=bold>Exchange rates:</hi> Manx pounds (£M) per US$1—0.6699 (January 1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound
<item><hi format=bold>Fiscal year:</hi> 1 April–31 March