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CHARACTERISTICS   INDICATORS   THE ECONOMY   PRINCIPAL SECTORS   INVESTMENT ISSUES   PROJECTS   PROSPECTS

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 Previous Chapter Contents Menu Next Chapter

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