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- Economy
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- Overview: The economy is small and open with economic activity
- centered on tourism and construction. Tourism is the most
- important sector and accounted for 20% of GDP in 1986. Agriculture
- accounted for about 4% of GDP and industry 9%. The economy
- is heavily dependent on imports, making it vulnerable to
- fluctuations in world prices. Exports consist mainly of
- electronic parts sold to the US.
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- GDP: $45.4 million, per capita $3,780; real growth rate 12%
- (1988 est.).
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- Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.7% (1987).
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- Unemployment rate: 3.0% (1987).
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- Budget: revenues $10.0 million; expenditures $9.4 million,
- including capital expenditures of $3.2 million (1987).
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- Exports: $3.0 million (f.o.b., 1987); commodities--plastic
- bags, electronic parts, apparel, hot peppers, live plants,
- cattle; partners--NA.
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- Imports: $25.3 million (c.i.f., 1987); commodities--machinery
- and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods,
- fuels, lubricants, and related materials; partners--NA.
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- External debt: $3.7 million (1985).
-
- Industrial production: growth rate 8.1% (1986).
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- Electricity: 5,000 kW capacity; 12 million kWh produced,
- 930 kWh per capita (1989).
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- Industries: tourism; light manufacturing--rum, textiles,
- electronic appliances.
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- Agriculture: accounts for 4% of GDP; small-scale farming;
- food crops--tomatoes, onions, peppers; not self-sufficient
- in food, especially livestock products.
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- Aid: NA.
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- Currency: East Caribbean dollar (plural--dollars); 1 EC
- dollar (EC$) = 100 cents.
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- Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1--2.70
- (fixed rate since 1976).
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- Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March.
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