4 GeoFroggy

Economy Overview

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Agriculture Products

bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock

Industries

tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts

Industrial Production Growth Rate

NA%

Labor Force

17,630 (2005)

Electricity production

180 million kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity Consumption

167.4 million kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Imports

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Unemployment Rate

29.8% (2005)

Population Below Poverty Line

Household Income or Consumption by Percentage Share

Lowest 10%: NA%

Highest 10%: NA%

Budget

Revenues: $121 million (37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants)

Expenditures: $127 million (FY96/97)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

Stock of Narrow Money

Stock of Broad Money

Stock of Domestic Credit

Market Value of Publicly Traded Shares

Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt External

$NA

Stock of Direct Foreign Investment at Home

Stock of Direct Foreign Investment Abroad

Exchange Rates

the US dollar is used
Year

GDP Official Exchange Rate

  • $333.8 million 2005

GDP Purchasing Power Parity

    $510.1 million (2003 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

    3% (2003 est.)

GDP Per Capital

    $5,800 (2005 est.)

Gross National Saving

GDP Composition by end Use

GDP Composition by Sector of Origin

  • Agriculture
    NA%
  • Industry
    NA%
  • Services
    NA%

Inflation Rate Consumer Prices

    NA%

Current Account Balance

Exports

    $445.6 million (FY04 est.)

Exports Partners

  • Indonesia
    28.2%
  • India
    22.3%
  • Australia
    15.3%
  • Japan
    11.2%
  • NZ
    7.1%

Exports Commodities

    Canned tuna 93% (2004 est.)

Imports

    $308.8 million (FY04 est.)

Imports Partners

  • Australia
    66%
  • Samoa
    13.8%
  • NZ
    10.8%

Imports Commodities

  • Materials for canneries
    56%
  • Food
    8%
  • Petroleum products
    7%
  • Machinery and parts
    6%