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| Indicators | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 |
| Mid-year population | 66,422 | 70,856 | 69,866 | 68,890 | 68,612 | 67,608 | 66,416 | 65,505 | 64,682 |
| Working age population | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Real G.D.P.(EC$ mn) | 1,260.1 | 1,194.1 | 1,142.0 | 1,099.2 | 1,041.3 | 981.7 | 1,032.8 | 972.8 | 925.8 |
| % change in G.D. P. | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | -5.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| G.D.P. per capita (current prices, EC$) | 24,042 | 21,129 | 20,109 | 19,101 | 17,781 | 16,566 | 17,223 | 15,965 | 15,052 |
| Consumer price (% rate of growth) | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -1.1 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 7.1 | NA | NA |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Balance of payments (US$mn): | |||||||||
| Merchandise exports (fob) | 13.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 16.8 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 47.3 | 49.8 |
| Merchandise imports (cif) | 371.4 | 382.9 | 388.4 | 365.5 | 361.9 | 339.6 | 334.6 | 317.0 | 306.4 |
| Trade balance | -313.8 | -322.1 | -327.0 | -308.7 | -301.6 | -268.8 | -267.0 | -231.7 | -219.9 |
| Current account balance | -87.3 | -62.4 | -87.9 | -64.4 | -71.2 | -0.5 | -17.7 | -0.7 | -17.0 |
| External public debt (US$ mn) | 365.4 | 387.9 | 382.6 | 348.2 | 275.8 | 286.8 | 277.6 | 263.7 | 249.0 |
NA - Not Available
Source: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank various years
Notes: GDP figures are projected
Data have been revised and the 2000 data are preliminary
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