NationMaster - Puerto Rican Economy statistics

Agriculture > products sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas, livestock products, chickens
Budget > Expenditures	$75.00		[75th of 221]
Currency code	USD
Exchange rates	the US dollar is used
Exports > Commodities chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment
Exports > Partners US 90.3%, UK 1.6%, Netherlands 1.4%, Dominican Republic 1.4% (2004)
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June
GDP	46	...	[46th of 188]
GDP > Composition by sector > Agriculture	193 %		[193rd of 210]
GDP > Composition by sector > Services	126 %		[126th of 209]
GDP deflator	25	...	[25th of 188]
GDP growth > annual %	38 annual %	...	[38th of 187]
Gross National Income	$47.00		[47th of 0]
Imports > Commodities chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products
Imports > Partners US 55.0%, Ireland 23.7%, Japan 5.4% (2004)
Imports of goods and services as % of GDP	6		[6th of 164]
Income category	High income: nonOECD
Industries pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism
Industry > Value added	42.82 (2001)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	70 %		[70th of 219]

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SOURCES: ; Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms ; The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 4217 alphabetic currency code for each country. ; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; A rank ordering of exported products starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value. ; A rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value ; The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY). ; GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.; The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the agricultural sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information. ; The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information. ; The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.; Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.; GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop).; A rank ordering of imported products starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value. ; A rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value. ; Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude labor and property income (formerly called factor services) as well as transfer payments.; World Bank income categories are used; A rank ordering of industries starting with the largest by value of annual output. ; This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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