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  8. Economy (Northern Mariana Islands)
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  12.      Overview:
  13.          The economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. An
  14.          agreement for the years 1986 to 1992 entitles the islands to $228 million
  15.          for capital development, government operations, and special programs.
  16.          Another major source of income is the tourist industry, which employs about
  17.          10% of the work force. Japanese tourists predominate. The agricultural
  18.          sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts,
  19.          breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. Industry is small scale in nature - mostly
  20.          handicrafts and fish processing.
  21.      GNP:
  22.          purchasing power equivalent - $165 million, per capita $3,498; real growth
  23.          rate NA% (1982); note - GNP numbers reflect US spending
  24.      Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  25.          NA%
  26.      Unemployment rate:
  27.          NA%
  28.      Budget:
  29.          revenues $NA; expenditures $112.2 million, including capital expenditures of
  30.          $NA (February 1990)
  31.      Exports:
  32.          $153.9 million (1989)
  33.        commodities:
  34.          manufactured goods, garments, vegetables, beef, pork
  35.        partners:
  36.          NA
  37.      Imports:
  38.          $313.7 million, a 43% increase over previous year (1989)
  39.        commodities:
  40.          NA
  41.        partners:
  42.          NA
  43.      External debt:
  44.          none
  45.      Industrial production:
  46.          growth rate NA%
  47.      Electricity:
  48.          25,000 kW capacity; 35 million kWh produced, 740 kWh per capita (1990)
  49.      Industries:
  50.          tourism, construction, light industry, handicrafts
  51.      Agriculture:
  52.          coffee, coconuts, fruits, tobacco, cattle
  53.      Economic aid:
  54.          none
  55.      Currency:
  56.          US currency is used
  57.      Exchange rates:
  58.          US currency is used
  59.      Fiscal year:
  60.          1 October - 30 September
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