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Economy
Overview: Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural
sector, including fishing and livestock raising. Mayotte is not
self-sufficient and must import a large portion of its food
requirements, mainly from France. The economy and future
development of the island is heavily dependent on French financial
assistance.
GDP: NA.
Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%.
Unemployment rate: NA%.
Budget: revenues NA; expenditures $37.3 million, including
capital expenditures of NA (1985).
Exports: $4.0 million (f.o.b., 1984); commodities--ylang-ylang,
vanilla; partners--France 79%, Comoros 10%, Reunion 9%.
Imports: $21.8 million (f.o.b., 1984); commodities--building
materials, transportation equipment, rice, clothing, flour;
partners--France 57%, Kenya 16%, South Africa 11%, Pakistan 8%.
External debt: $NA.
Industrial production: growth rate NA%.
Electricity: NA kW capacity; NA million kWh produced, NA
kWh per capita.
Industries: newly created lobster and shrimp industry.
Agriculture: most important sector; provides all export
earnings; crops--vanilla, ylang-ylang, coffee, copra; imports
major share of food needs.
Aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
(1970-87), $287.8 million.
Currency: French franc (plural--francs); 1 French franc
(F) = 100 centimes.
Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1--5.7598 (January
1990), 6.3801 (1989), 5.9569 (1988), 6.0107 (1987), 6.9261
(1986), 8.9852 (1985).
Fiscal year: calendar year.