Man Isle of Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: 195 million pounds (1983/4); financial services 21%, manufacturing 13.7%, tourism 10.8%, construction 10 4% (1984)

Natural resources: lead, iron

Agriculture: cereals and vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry

Fishing: 8,300 metric tons with a value of 170,934 pounds sterling (1983)

Major industries: the Isle of Man is an important offshore financial center; financial services, light manufacturing, tourism

Electric power: 61,000 kW capacity (1985); 185 million kWh produced (1985), 3,025 kWh per capita

Exports: tweeds, herring, processed shellfish meat

Imports: timber, fertilizers, fish

Major trade partners: UK

Budget: (FY 1984/85 est.) revenues, 108,214 million pounds; expenditures, 94,949 million pounds

Monetary conversion rate: 1 Isle of Man pound (at par with the pound sterling)=US$l.42 (November 1985)

Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March

NOTE: The information regarding Man Isle of on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Man Isle of 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Man Isle of 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.