billion (2007 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

$397 million (2007 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

6% (2007 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$5,400 (2007 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 11.4%
industry: 58.4%
services: 30.2% (2004 est.)

Labor force:

90,000 (2000 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%

Unemployment rate:

NA%

Population below poverty line:

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

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

Budget:

revenues: $171.3 million
expenditures: $78.1 million (FY04/05 est.)

Fiscal year:

June 1 - May 31

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

6% (2007 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

12.65% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$69.97 million (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money:

$168.7 million (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$215.1 million (31 December 2007)

Agriculture - products:

coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa

Industries:

food processing, building materials, auto parts

Industrial production growth rate:

2.8% (2000)

Electricity - production:

109 million kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

101.4 million kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production by source:

fossil fuel: 58%
hydro: 42%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - consumption:

1,130 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - imports:

1,128 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.)

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.)

Current account balance:

-$24 million (2007 est.)

Exports:

$131 million f.o.b. (2006)

Exports - commodities:

fish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, automotive parts,
garments, beer

Exports - partners:

Australia 48.1%, American Samoa 30%, Taiwan 8% (2007)

Imports:

$324 million f.o.b. (2006)

Imports - commodities:

machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs

Imports