<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Niue<nl>Economy</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Overview:</hi> The economy is heavily dependent on aid from New Zealand. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, with the shortfall made up by grants from New Zealand—the grants are used to pay wages to public employees. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories to process passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of migration of Niueans to New Zealand.
<item><hi format=bold>National product:</hi> GNP—exchange rate conversion—$2.1 million (1989 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>National product real growth rate:</hi> NA%
<item><hi format=bold>National product per capita:</hi> $1,000 (1989 est.)