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Key economic and demographic indicators, Montserrat
Indicators 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Mid-year population na 4,770 3,595 6,094 7,867 10,608 10,400 10,491 10,904
Working age population n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
GDP (constant 1990 prices EC$ mn) n.a. 69.00 70.10 76.74 95.90 122.06 132.12 130.96 127.70
% change in G.D. P. na -1.6 -9.4 -25.0 -27.3 -8.2 0.9 2.5 2.6
G.D.P. per capita (current prices, EC$) na 19,604 25,722 15,717 14,374 13,120 14,165 13,341 12,174
Consumer price (% rate of growth) 1.7 0.8 0.8 2.8 6.2 4.4 2.8 0.6 1.6
Exchange rate (per US$) 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) 1.1 1.0 1.1 8.8 41.3 12.1 2.9 2.3 1.6
  Merchandise imports (cif) 26.1 26.5 26.2 31.9 40.7 38.4 34.0 27.5 33.9
  Trade balance -21.9 -22.4 -22.0 -19.3 5.5 -21.7 -27.0 -22.0 -28.3
  Current account balance -4.3 -0.0 -26.9 -2.4 -13.7 -2.0 -12.2 -7.9 -13.1
  External public debt (US$ mn) 8.6 8.0 10.2 10.6 11.1 10.7 10.20 10.0 5.2

n.a. - Not Available
Source: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, various years
Note: Data have been revised and 2000 data are preliminary

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