Economy - overview:
Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$NA
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Labor force:
978
country comparison to the world: 227
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 10%
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industry and services: 90%

Budget:
revenues: $4.6 million
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expenditures: $4.8 million (FY99/00)
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Agriculture - products:
Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry

Industries:
tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete

Electricity - production:
NA kWh
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Electricity - consumption:
NA kWh
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Exports:
$1.5 million (FY91/92)
country comparison to the world: 218
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Exports - commodities:
postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados

Imports:
$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92); $17.9 million
country comparison to the world: 219
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Imports - commodities:
NA

Debt - external:
$NA
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Exchange rates:
Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.1151 (2010), 1.2822 (2009), 1.2059 (2008), 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006)