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Economy
Overview: Phosphate mining is the only significant economic
activity, but in November 1987 the Australian Government
announced that the mine would be closed because of labor
unrest. Plans are under way to build a casino and hotel
to develop tourism.
GDP: $NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate NA%.
Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%.
Unemployment rate: 0%.
Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $NA, including capital
expenditures of $NA.
Exports: $NA; commodities--phosphate; partners--Australia, NZ.
Imports: $NA; commodities--NA; partners--NA.
External debt: $NA.
Industrial production: growth rate NA%.
Electricity: 11,000 kW capacity; 38 million kWh produced,
16,680 kWh per capita (1989).
Industries: phosphate extraction (near depletion).
Agriculture: NA.
Aid: none.
Currency: Australian dollar (plural--dollars); 1 Australian
dollar ($A) = 100 cents.
Exchange rates: Australian dollars ($A) per US$1--1.2784
(January 1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988), 1.4267 (1987),
1.4905 (1986), 1.4269 (1985).
Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June.