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- Economy
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- Overview: The economy benefits substantially from financial
- assistance from the US. An agreement for the years 1986
- to 1992 entitles the islands to $228 million for capital
- development, government operations, and special programs.
- Another major source of income is the tourist industry,
- which employs about 10% of the work force. The agricultural
- sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing
- coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. Industry is
- small scale in nature--mostly handicrafts and fish processing.
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- GNP: $165 million, per capita $9,170; real growth rate NA% (1982).
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- Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%.
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- Unemployment rate: NA%.
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- Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $70.6 million, including
- capital expenditures of $NA (1987).
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- Exports: $NA; commodities--vegetables, beef, pork; partners--NA.
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- Imports: $NA; commodities--NA; partners--NA.
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- External debt: $NA.
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- Industrial production: growth rate NA%.
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- Electricity: 25,000 kW capacity; 35 million kWh produced,
- 1,640 kWh per capita (1989).
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- Industries: tourism, construction, light industry, handicrafts.
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- Agriculture: coffee, coconuts, fruits, tobacco, cattle.
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- Aid: none.
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- Currency: US currency is used.
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- Exchange rates: US currency is used.
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- Fiscal year: 1 October-30 September.
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