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<title>
St. Pierre & Miquelon--Economy
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Economy</hdr><body>
<p>Overview: The inhabitants have traditionally earned their
livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating
off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining,
however, because the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre
has dropped steadily over the years. In March 1989, an agreement
between France and Canada set fish quotas for Saint Pierre's
trawlers fishing in Canadian and Canadian-claimed waters for
three years. The agreement settles a longstanding dispute that
had virtually brought fish exports to a halt. The islands are
heavily subsidized by France. Imports come primarily from Canada
and France.
</p>
<p>National product: GDP - exchange rate conversion - $60 million
(1991 est.)
</p>
<p>National product real growth rate: NA%
</p>
<p>National product per capita: $9,500 (1991 est.)
</p>
<p>Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
</p>
<p>Unemployment rate: 9.6% (1990)
</p>
<p>Budget: revenues $18.3 million; expenditures $18.3 million,
including capital expenditures of $5.5 million (1989)
</p>
<list>
<l>Exports: $25.5 million (f.o.b., 1990)</l>
<l> commodities: fish and fish products, fox and mink pelts</l>
<l> partners: US 58%, France 17%, UK 11%, Canada, Portugal</l>
<l>Imports: $87.2 million (c.i.f., 1990)</l>
<l> commodities: meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment,
machinery, building materials</l>
<l> partners: Canada, France, US, Netherlands, UK</l>
</list>
<p>External debt: $NA
</p>
<p>Industrial production: growth rate NA%
</p>
<p>Electricity: 10,000 kW capacity; 25 million kWh produced,
3,840 kWh per capita (1992)
</p>
<p>Industries: fish processing and supply base for fishing
fleets; tourism
</p>
<p>Agriculture: vegetables, cattle, sheep, pigs for local
consumption; fish catch of 20,500 metric tons (1989)
</p>
<p>Economic aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF
bilateral commitments (1970-89), $500 million
</p>
<p>Currency: 1 French franc (F)=100 centimes
</p>
<p>Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.4812 (January
1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453 (1990), 6.3801
(1989), 5.9569 (1988)
</p>
<p>Fiscal year: calendar year
</p></body></article></text>