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Agriculture > products breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats
Budget > Expenditures	$31,330.00		[23rd of 165]
Budget > Expenditures (per capita)	$1.97 per capita		[23rd of 164]
Budget > Revenues	$29,730.00		[24th of 166]
Budget > Revenues (per capita)	$1.87 per capita		[24th of 165]
Currency Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc
Currency code	XPF
Debt > External	$3,670,000.00		[28th of 136]
Debt > External (per capita)	$231.11 per capita		[25th of 136]
Economy > Overview The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% of labor force earnings from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. About 4% of the population is employed in government. Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia.
Exchange rates Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000)
Exchange rates > 2001	133.26		[56th of 214]
Exchange rates > 2002	126.71		[56th of 214]
Exchange rates > 2003	105.66		[58th of 213]
Exchange rates > 2004	96.04		[60th of 211]
Exchange rates > 2005	95.89		[62nd of 212]
Exchange rates > Recent years Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001)
Exchange rates to USD	95.03
Exchange rates to USD > 2002	126.71
Exchange rates to USD > 2003	105.66
Exchange rates to USD > 2004	96.04
Exchange rates to USD > 2005	95.89
Exchange rates to USD > 2006	95.03
Exports	$47,450.00		[60th of 189]
Exports (per capita)	$2.99 per capita		[60th of 186]
Exports > Commodities copra, chemicals, construction materials
Exports > Partners Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13%
Exports to US	$0.00		[225th of 224]
Exports to US (per $ GDP)	$0.00 per $100		[211st of 213]
external debt > Date of information	2004
Fiscal year	calendar year
GDP	$57,590,000.00		[202nd of 203]
GDP (per capita)	$3,660.23 per capita		[78th of 201]
GDP (purchasing power parity)	$60,000,000.00		[16th of 187]
GDP (purchasing power parity) (per capita)	$3,778.34 per capita		[12th of 186]
GDP > CIA Factbook	$57,590,000.00		[174th of 192]
GDP > CIA Factbook (per capita)	$3,660.23 per capita		[107th of 183]
Imports	$61,170,000.00		[55th of 185]
Imports (per capita)	$3,852.02 per capita		[23rd of 185]
Imports > Commodities chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods
Imports > Partners France 97%, Australia 2%, NZ 1%
Imports from US	$300,000.00		[205th of 224]
Imports from US (per $ GDP)	$0.50 per $100		[59th of 213]
Industries copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.8%		[126th of 192]
Trade balance with US	$300,000.00		[95th of 224]
Trade balance with US (per $ GDP)	$0.50 per $100		[25th of 213]
Trade with US > US exports of chemicals-organic	4		[171st of 192]
Trade with US > US exports of civilian aircraft	0		[152nd of 161]
Trade with US > US exports of fish and shellfish	0		[167th of 169]
Trade with US > US exports of fruits, frozen juices	36		[125th of 178]
Trade with US > US exports of hair, waste materials	0		[158th of 169]
Trade with US > US exports of meat, poultry, etc	16		[151st of 190]
Trade with US > US exports of medicinal equipment	0		[206th of 209]
Trade with US > US exports of mineral supplies-manufactured	0		[178th of 181]
Trade with US > US exports of minimum value shipments	7		[208th of 210]
Trade with US > US exports of other foods	0		[203rd of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of other industrial supplies	94		[157th of 209]
Trade with US > US exports of parts-civilian aircraft	0		[202nd of 206]
Trade with US > US exports of pharmaceutical preparations	0		[201st of 207]
Trade with US > US exports of photo, service industry machinery	12		[191st of 210]
Trade with US > US exports of telecommunications equipment	0		[210th of 211]
Trade with US > US exports of toiletries and cosmetics	0		[194th of 197]
Trade with US > US exports of vegetables	0		[194th of 194]
Trade with US > US imports of finished textile industrial supplies	1		[109th of 141]
Trade with US > US imports of telecommunications equipment	0		[173rd of 179]

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