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Virgin Islands
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Overview:
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National product:
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National product real growth rate:
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Tourism is the primary economic activity, accounting for more than 70% of
GDP and 70% of employment. The manufacturing sector consists of textile,
electronics, pharmaceutical, and watch assembly plants. The agricultural
sector is small, most food being imported. International business and
financial services are a small but growing component of the economy. One of
the world's largest petroleum refineries is at Saint Croix.
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GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.2 billion (1987 est.)
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NA%
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$11,000 (1987)
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NA%
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3.7% (1992)
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revenues:
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$364.4 million
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expenditures:
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$364.4 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1990 est.)
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$2.8 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
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commodities:
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refined petroleum products
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partners:
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US, Puerto Rico
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$3.3 billion (c.i.f., 1990)
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commodities:
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crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials
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partners:
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US, Puerto Rico
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$NA
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growth rate 12% (year NA); accounts for NA% of GDP
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capacity:
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320,000 kW
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production:
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970 million kWh
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consumption per capita:
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9,172 kWh (1993)
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tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction,
pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
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truck gardens, food crops (small scale), fruit, sorghum, Senepol cattle
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recipient:
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Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $42
million
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1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
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US currency is used
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1 October - 30 September