| Economy - overview | The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. France heavily subsidizes the islands to the great betterment of living standards. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector. |
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| GDP - real growth rate | NA% |
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| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% |
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| Population below poverty line | NA% |
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Household income or consumption
by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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| Labor force | 3,450 (2005) |
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| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture: 18%
industry: 41%
services: 41% (1996 est.) |
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| Unemployment rate | 10.3% (1999) |
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| Budget | revenues: $70 million
expenditures: $60 million; including capital expenditures of $24 million (1996 est.) |
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| Industries | fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism |
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| Industrial production growth rate | NA% |
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Electricity -
production | 50 million kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
production by source | fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001) |
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Electricity -
consumption | 46.5 million kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
exports | 0 kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
imports | 0 kWh (2004) |
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| Oil - production | 0 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
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| Oil - consumption | 500 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
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| Oil - exports | NA bbl/day |
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| Oil - imports | NA bbl/day |
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| Agriculture - products | vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish |
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| Exports | $5.5 million f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
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| Exports - commodities | fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts |
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| Exports - partners | Spain 33.6%, Belgium 21.8%, India 18.3%, France 9.4%, US 7.5% (2005) |
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| Imports | $68.2 million f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
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| Imports - commodities | meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials |
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| Imports - partners | France 51.3%, Canada 31.8%, Belgium 4.1% (2005) |
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| Debt - external | $NA |
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| Economic aid - recipient | approximately $60 million in annual grants from France |
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| Currency code | EUR |
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| Exchange rates | euros per US dollar - 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002) |
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| Fiscal year | calendar year |
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