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Economy overview	Changes in the EU import preference regime and the increased competition from Latin American bananas have made economic diversification increasingly important in Saint Lucia. The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is the main source of foreign exchange, with more than 700,000 arrivals in 2005. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area, and the government is trying to revitalize the banana industry. Economic fundamentals remain solid, even though unemployment needs to be cut.

Gdp purchasing power parity	$1.179 billion (2006 est.)

Gdp official exchange rate	$825 million (2005)

Gdp real growth rate	5.1% (2005 est.)

Gdp per capita ppp	$4,800 (2005 est.)

Gdp composition by sector	agriculture: 5% industry: 15% services: 80% (2005 est.)

Labor force	43,800 (2001 est.)

Labor force by occupation	agriculture: 21.7% industry: 24.7% services: 53.6% (2002 est.)

Unemployment rate	20% (2003 est.)

Population below poverty line	NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate consumer prices	2.9% (2005 est.)

Budget	revenues: $141.2 million expenditures: $146.7 million; including capital expenditures of $25.1 million (2000 est.)

Agriculture products	bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa

Industries	clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism; lime processing, coconut processing

Industrial production growth rate	-8.9% (1997 est.)

Electricity production	290 million kWh (2004)

Electricity consumption	269.7 million kWh (2004)

Electricity exports	0 kWh (2004)

Electricity imports	0 kWh (2004)

Oil production	0 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil consumption	2,800 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil exports	NA bbl/day

Oil imports	NA bbl/day

Oil proved reserves	0 bbl

Natural gas production	0 cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas consumption	0 cu m (2004 est.)

Exports	$82 million (2004 est.)

Exports commodities	bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil

Exports partners	France 69.1%, US 10.1%, UK 8.7% (2006)

Imports	$410 million (2004 est.)

Imports commodities	food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels

Imports partners	US 19.9%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.1%, Italy 11.6%, France 11.1%, UK 6.5%, Argentina 6.4%, Netherlands 5.5%, Venezuela 5.1% (2006)

Debt external	$257 million (2004)

Economic aid recipient	$21.5 million (2004)

Currency code	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002)

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Economy overview

Gdp purchasing power parity

$1.179 billion (2006 est.)

Gdp official exchange rate

$825 million (2005)

Gdp real growth rate

5.1% (2005 est.)

Gdp per capita ppp

$4,800 (2005 est.)

Gdp composition by sector

agriculture: 5% industry: 15% services: 80% (2005 est.)

Labor force

43,800 (2001 est.)

Labor force by occupation

agriculture: 21.7% industry: 24.7% services: 53.6% (2002 est.)

Unemployment rate

20% (2003 est.)

Population below poverty line

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate consumer prices

2.9% (2005 est.)

Budget

revenues: $141.2 million expenditures: $146.7 million; including capital expenditures of $25.1 million (2000 est.)

Agriculture products

bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa

Industries

clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism; lime processing, coconut processing

Industrial production growth rate

-8.9% (1997 est.)

Electricity production

290 million kWh (2004)

Electricity consumption

269.7 million kWh (2004)

Electricity exports

0 kWh (2004)

Electricity imports

0 kWh (2004)

Oil production

0 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil consumption

2,800 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil exports

NA bbl/day

Oil imports

NA bbl/day

Oil proved reserves

0 bbl

Natural gas production

0 cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas consumption

0 cu m (2004 est.)

Exports

$82 million (2004 est.)

Exports commodities

bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, coconut oil

Exports partners

France 69.1%, US 10.1%, UK 8.7% (2006)

Imports

$410 million (2004 est.)

Imports commodities

food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels

Imports partners

US 19.9%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.1%, Italy 11.6%, France 11.1%, UK 6.5%, Argentina 6.4%, Netherlands 5.5%, Venezuela 5.1% (2006)

Debt external

$257 million (2004)

Economic aid recipient

$21.5 million (2004)

Currency code

East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Exchange rates

East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002)

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agriculture: 5%
industry: 15%
services: 80% (2005 est.)

agriculture: 21.7%
industry: 24.7%
services: 53.6% (2002 est.)

lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

revenues: $141.2 million
expenditures: $146.7 million; including capital expenditures of $25.1 million (2000 est.)