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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Economy 1996
Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Copra and
fresh coconuts are the major export earners. Small local gardens and fishing
contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other
necessities must be imported from Australia.
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National product real growth rate:
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National product per capita:
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
gardens provide vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.3058 (January 1995), 1.3667 (1994),
1.4704 (1993), 1.3600 (1992), 1.2836 (1991), 1.2799 (1990)
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