Romania Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $117.6 billion in 1984 (1984 dollars), $5,200 per capita; 1984 real growth rate, 4.3%

Natural resources: oil, timber natural gas, coal

Agriculture: net exporter; main crops— corn, wheat, oilseed; livestock—cattle, hogs, sheep; consumer and food supplies weak

Fishing: catch 244,000 metric tons (1982)

Major industries: mining, forestry, construction materials, metal production and processing, chemicals, machine-building, food processing

Shortages: energy, iron ore, coking coal, metallurgical coke, cotton fibers, natural rubber

Crude steel: 14.4 million metric tons produced (1984), 635 kg per capita

Elec tric power: 18,768,000 kW capacity (1985); 76.313 billion kWh produced (1985), 3,351 kWh per capita

Exports: $12.6 billion (f.o.b., 1984); 32.0% machinery and equipment; 28.0% fuels, minerals, and metals; 16.0% manufactured consumer goods; 12.0% agricultural materials and forestry products; 12.0% other (1984)

Imports $10.3 billion (f.o.b. 1984); 24.7% machinery and equipme nt; 52.6% fuels, minerals, and metals; 10.8% agricultural and forestry products; 4.2% manufactured consumer goods; 7.7% other (1984)

Major trade partners: $23.0 billion in 1984; 48% non-Communist countries, 52% Communist countries (1984)

Monetary conversion rate: 17.1 lei=US$l (September 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

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