Montserrat Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $32.4 million (1983); $2,760 per capita (1983); real GDP growth rate 2% (1984); 15% tourism

Agriculture: main crops—cotton, limes, potatoes, tomatoes, hot peppers; livestock— cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry

Fishing: catch 150 metric tons (1983)

Major industries: tourism; light manufacturing—plastic bags, textiles, electronic appliances

Electric power: 3,900 kW capacity (1985);

12 million kWh produced (1985), 1,000 per capita

Exports $1.6 million (1983); plastic bags, electronic parts, textiles; hot peppers, live plants; cattle

Imports: $20 million (1983); machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials

Major trade partners: UK

Budget: (1984 est.) revenue $10.6 million;

expenditure $10.7 million

Monetary conversion rate: $2.70 East

Caribbean=US$l (1985)

Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March

NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat 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 Montserrat 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.