| AREA
(Km2) = 153.5 |
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1 |
POPULATION STATISTICS |
|
Mid-year
Population (000) |
18.3 |
18.7 |
19.1 |
|
Labour
Force (000) |
11.1 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
|
Unemployment
Rate (%) |
3.56 |
3.56 |
3.56 |
2 |
PRICES AND MONEY |
|
Average
Inflation Rate (%) |
5.14 |
4.30 |
5.97 |
|
Average
Exchange Rate. (per US$) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
3 |
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT |
|
Real
GDP Growth (%) |
|
|
|
|
Total
GDP at Factor Cost |
456.6 |
504.1 |
543.3 |
|
(a)
Goods producing Sector # |
39.2 |
40.4 |
41.2 |
|
(b)
Services Sectors ## |
417.4 |
463.7 |
502.1 |
|
of
which: Hotel & Restaurants |
57.4 |
64.6 |
70 |
| # Includes agriculture, mining & Quarrying,
Manufacturing, construction and electricity & Water |
| ## Other sectors not included in (#) |
4 |
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE |
|
Total
Current Revenue |
94,402 |
108,392 |
|
|
Direct
Tax |
|
|
|
|
Indirect
Tax |
|
|
|
|
Non-Tax
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
Tourism
Related Taxes |
|
|
|
|
Guest
Tax |
|
|
|
|
Accommodation
tax |
|
|
|
|
Cruise
passenger Tax |
|
|
|
5 |
MINIMUM MONTHLY WAGE RATES IN HOTELS &
RESTAURANTS SECTOR |
|
Cook |
|
|
|
|
Waiter |
|
|
|
|
Bartender |
|
|
|
|
Cashier |
|
|
|
|
Dishwasher |
|
|
|
|
Maid |
|
|
|
|
Houseman
- General hand |
|
|
|
|
Receptionist |
|
|
|
6 |
MERCHANDISE TRADE (000) |
|
Imports
of Goods (000) |
130,827 |
158,376 |
166,378 |
|
Exports
of Goods |
5,197 |
5,862 |
6,032 |
|
Domestic
Export |
|
|
|
|
Main
Domestic Export (000) |
|
|
|
|
Fish |
|
|
|
|
Rum |
|
|
|
7 |
NATIONAL DEBT (000) |
|
Long-term
External Debt |
|
|
|
|
Debt
disbursed and outstanding, Public and publicly guaranted |
|
8 |
COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING (000) |
|
Goods-producing
Sectors |
|
|
|
|
Services
sectors |
|
|
|
|
of
which: Hotel & Restaurants |
|
|
|
The