economic status of haiti; gdp is 4.8 billion

Flo says...

WHAT IS BEING DONE WILL ALL THIS MONEY?

The Haitian economy comprise of :
GDP (2006): $4.8 billion.

Real GDP growth rate (2006): 2.5%.

Per capita GDP (2006): $527.
GDP by sector (2002): Agriculture--27%; industry--14%; services--52%; indirect and import taxes--7%.

Inflation (2006 est.): 12.4%.

Natural resources: Bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble.

Agriculture (27% of GDP): Products--coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, cacao, sorghum, pulses, other fruits and vegetables.

Industry (14% of GDP): Types--apparel, handicrafts, electronics assembly, food processing, beverages, tobacco products, furniture, printing, chemicals, steel.

Services (52% of GDP): Commerce, government, tourism.

Trade (2006 est.): Total exports f.o.b.--$494.4 million: apparel, mangoes, leather and raw hides, seafood, electrical.

Major market--U.S. Total imports f.o.b.--$1,548.3 million: grains, soybean oil, motor vehicles, machinery, meat, vegetables, plastics, petroleum.

Note: There are serious problems with national accounts in Haiti according to the United States Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs dated August 2007. Again, WHAT IS THE GOVERMENT OF HAITI DOING FOR HAITIANS CITIZENS BESIDES PAYING THEMSELVES FOR A JOB NOT WELL DONE?.

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Posted by Flo on November 2 2007 at 3:23 PM

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WHAT IS BEING DONE WILL ALL THIS MONEY? The Haitian economy comprise of : GDP (2006): $4.8 billion. Real GDP growth rate (2006): 2.5%. Per capita GDP (2006): $527. GDP by sector (2002): Agriculture--27%; industry--14%; services--52%; indirect a > >
Flo, 2-Nov-07 3:23 pm
The GDP for Haiti in 2002 was 3.5 billion it has apparently increased to 4.8 billion in 2006. Yet Haiti has a garbage problem, a lack of electricity and a shortage of fresh running water. The President can build at least one plant in each city to st > >
Zemi, 3-Nov-07 3:22 pm
Hi, The rise in GDP is due to the wireless telephony investments and consequently the jobs created. The 1987 Constitution must be amended; in fact Haiti should revert back to the 1889 Antenor Firmin & Leger Cauvin constitution. In normal democracy > >
Rubens Titus, 3-Nov-07 6:20 pm