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French Polynesia Economy 1996

Overview:

Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. Tourism accounts for about 20% of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings.

National product:

GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.5 billion (1993 est.)

National product real growth rate:

NA%

National product per capita:

$7,000 (1993 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

1.7% (1991)

Unemployment rate:

10% (1990 est.)

Budget:

revenues:

$614 million

expenditures:

$957 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988)

Exports:

$88.9 million (f.o.b., 1989)

commodities:

coconut products 79%, mother-of-pearl 14%, vanilla, shark meat

partners:

France 54%, US 17%, Japan 17%

Imports:

$765 million (c.i.f., 1989)

commodities:

fuels, foodstuffs, equipment

partners:

France 53%, US 11%, Australia 6%, NZ 5%

External debt:

$NA

Industrial production:

growth rate NA%; accounts for 15% of GDP

Electricity:

capacity:

75,000 kW

production:

275 million kWh

consumption per capita:

1,189 kWh (1993)

Industries:

tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts

Agriculture:

coconut and vanilla plantations; vegetables and fruit; poultry, beef, dairy products

Economic aid:

recipient:

Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-88), $3.95 billion

Currency:

1 CFP franc (CFPF) = 100 centimes

Exchange rates:

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (CFPF) per US$1 - 96.25 (January 1995), 100.94 (1994), 102.96 (1993), 96.24 (1992), 102.57 (1991), 99.00 (1990); note - linked at the rate of 18.18 to the French franc

Fiscal year:

calendar year

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