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Economic Indicators

 

 

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Resources and Uses (percent real change)

Gross Domestic Product

 

6.1% 6.3% 6.6% 3.5% 6.8% 7.1% 4.5% 1.9% 1.9%

Gross Domestic Product per capita

2.8% 0.1% 2.9% 0.8% 4.0% 4.3% 1.7% -0.5%? N/A

GDP - Business Sector

7.6% 7.6% 8.2% 3.7% 7.9% 8.8% 5.2% 2.0% 1.8%

Private Consumption

5.6% 7.2% 7.8% 7.3% 9.2% 7.4% 5.2% 3.3% 3.1%
Government Consumption
(excl. defense imports)
3.0% 2.5% 3.0% 0.6% 5.3% 3.6% 3.4% 1.8% 2.4%

Exports of goods and services

2.0% -2.0% 14.9% 10.7% 12.4% 10.1% 5.0% 7.5 3.9%

Imports of goods and services

9.1% 15.5% 9.0% 14.2% 10.9% 8.6% 7.6% 2.4 2.0%

Investment in fixed assets

23.0% 38.8% 7.2% 1.9% 12.7% 9.1% 8.8 -5.9 -4.9%

 

 

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
(projected)

Balance of Payments (US$ millions)

Civilian import surplus 3,883 5,267 5,319 6,356 8,009 10,748 11,440 9,531 9,700
Direct defense imports 1,467 1,940 1,448 2,106 1,461 1,293 1,671 1,752 1,600
Total import surplus 5,350 7,207 6,767 8,462 9,470 12,041 13,111 12,283 11,300
Unilateral transfers 5,930 6,774 6,827 6,689 6,959 7,197 7,763 7,800 7,800
Surplus/ deficit in current account 580 -463 60 -1,773 -2,511 -4,884 -5,348 -3,484 -3,500

*All figures in Millions of $US


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