Economy - overview:
The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and, since 2005, the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
NA
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Industries:
tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Labor force:
NA
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Budget:
revenues:
NA
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expenditures:
NA
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Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Exports:
NA
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Exports - commodities:
phosphate
Imports:
NA
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Imports - commodities:
consumer goods
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
(31 December 2009 est.)
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]
Exchange rates:
Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -
1.311
(2017 est.)
1.3442
(2016 est.)
1.3442
(2015)
1.3291
(2014 est.)
1.1094
(2013 est.)
