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Key economic and demographic indicators, Dominica
Indicators 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Mid-year population na 76,120 75,971 75,527 75,398 75,077 73,976 72,786 71,872
Working age population */1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Male n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Female n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
GDP (constant 1990 prices EC$ mn) na 445.8 441.8 431.3 422.9 410.3 403.8 395.4 388.1
% change in G.D.P. na 0.9 2.4 1.9 3.0 1.6 2.1 1.8 2.7
G.D.P. per capita (current prices, EC $) na 7,900 7,670 7,344 7,129 6,669 6,679 6,270 6,065
Consumer price (% rate of growth) 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.3 2.0 1.4 -0.2 1.7 4.4
Exchange rate (per US$) 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) 49.0 54.3 61.9 52.3 51.3 49.3 47.1 48.8 54.6
Merchandise imports (cif) 141.8 140.2 121.5 118.2 113.9 117.3 108.8 104.4 105.4
Trade balance -75.8 -69.0 -45.0 -51.7 -49.0 -53.9 -48.6 -43.1 -38.2
Current account balance -51.1 -38.4 -12.2 -33.4 -40.0 -45.6 -38.3 -27.0 -26.7
External public debt (US$ mn) 104.4 91.1 90.0 88.9 102.5 103.0 98.6 94.1 97.0

Source: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, various years
Note: Data have been revised and data for 2000 are preliminary.

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