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Turks and Caicos Islands Economy |
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Economy - overview:the turks and caicos economy is based on tourism. fishing. and offshore financial services. most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. the us is the leading source of tourists. accounting for more than half of the annual 93.000 visitors in the late 1990s. major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts.
GDP (purchasing power parity)
: $216 million (2002 est.)
Inflation rate: 4% (1995)
Labor force
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4.848 (1990 est.)
Industries: tourism. offshore financial services |
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Electricity - production:
5 million kwh (2003)
Oil - production: 0 bbl/day (2003 est.)
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Exports:
$169.2 million (2000)
Imports
: $175.6 million (2000)
Currency (code)
: us dollar (usd)
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