Economy - overview:
The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. France heavily subsidizes the islands to the great betterment of living standards. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$215.3 million (2006 est.)
note: supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million
country comparison to the world: 219
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$215.3 million (2006 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
NA%
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$34,900 (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 2%
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industry: 15%
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services: 83% (2006 est.)
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Agriculture - products:
vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish

Industries:
fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism

Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
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Labor force:
3,194 (2006)
country comparison to the world: 224
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 18%
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industry: 41%
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services: 41% (1996 est.)
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Unemployment rate:
9.9% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
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Population below poverty line:
NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%: NA%
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Budget:
revenues: $70 million
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expenditures: $60 million (1996 est.)
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Taxes and other revenues:
32.5% of GDP (1996 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
4.6% of GDP (1996 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
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Fiscal year:
calendar year

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4.5% (2010) 8.1% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 169
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Exports:
$6.641 million (2010 est.) $5.5 million (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
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Exports - commodities:
fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts

Imports:
$95.35 million (2010 est.) $68.2 million (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
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Imports - commodities:
meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials

Debt - external:
$NA
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Exchange rates:
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.89 (2015 est.) 0.75 (2014 est.) 0.76 (2013 est.) 0.78 (2012 est.) 0.72 (2011 est.)