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With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. Tourism accounts for about one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory benefits substantially from development agreements with France aimed principally at creating new businesses and strengthening social services. <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#GDP">GDP</a> (purchasing power parity):</b> <br> $4.718 billion (2004 est.) <br>$4.58 billion (2003) <p><b>GDP (official exchange rate):</b> <br> $6.1 billion (2004) <p><b>GDP - real growth rate:</b> <br> 2.7% (2005) <br>5.1% (2002) <p><b>GDP - per capita (PPP):</b> <br> $18,000 (2004 est.) <br>$17,500 (2003 est.) <p><b>GDP - composition by sector:</b> <br> <i>agriculture:</i> 3.5% <br><i>industry:</i> 20.4% <br><i>services:</i> 76.1% (2005) <p><b>Labor force:</b> <br> 113,400 (2006) <p><b>Labor force - by occupation:</b> <br> <i>agriculture:</i> 13% <br><i>industry:</i> 19% <br><i>services:</i> 68% (2002) <p><b>Unemployment rate:</b> <br> 11.7% (2005) <p><b>Household income or consumption by percentage share:</b> <br> <i>lowest 10%:</i> NA% <br><i>highest 10%:</i> NA% <p><b>Budget:</b> <br> <i>revenues:</i> $865 million <br><i>expenditures:</i> $644.1 million (1999) <p><b>Inflation rate (consumer prices):</b> <br> 1.1% (2007) <p><b>Market value of publicly traded shares:</b> <br> $NA <p><b>Agriculture - products:</b> <br> fish; coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits, coffee; poultry, beef, dairy products <p><b>Industries:</b> <br> tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates <p><b>Industrial production growth rate:</b> <br> NA% <p><b>Electricity - production:</b> <br> 475 million kWh (2006 est.) <p><b>Electricity - consumption:</b> <br> 441.8 million kWh (2006 est.) <p><b>Electricity - exports:</b> <br> 0 kWh (2007 est.) <p><b>Electricity - imports:</b> <br> 0 kWh (2007 est.) <p><b>Oil - production:</b> <br> 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) <p><b>Oil - consumption:</b> <br> 6,082 bbl/day (2006 est.) <p><b>Oil - exports:</b> <br> 0 bbl/day (2005) <p><b>Oil - imports:</b> <br> 6,271 bbl/day (2005) <p><b>Oil - proved reserves:</b> <br> 0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.) <p><b>Natural gas - production:</b> <br> 0 cu m (2007 est.) <p><b>Natural gas - consumption:</b> <br> 0 cu m (2007 est.) <p><b>Natural gas - exports:</b> <br> 0 cu m (2007 est.) <p><b>Natural gas - imports:</b> <br> 0 cu m (2007 est.) <p><b>Natural gas - proved reserves:</b> <br> 0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) <p><b>Exports:</b> <br> $211 million f.o.b. (2005 est.) <p><b>Exports - commodities:</b> <br> cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat <p><b>Imports:</b> <br> $1.706 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) <p><b>Imports - commodities:</b> <br> fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment <p><b>Debt - external:</b> <br> $NA <p><b>Exchange rates:</b> <br> Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 87.59 (2007), 94.97 (2006), 95.89 (2005), 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003) <br><i>note:</i> pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro </font> <p> <p> <BR> <P> <font size = "-2"<B> NOTE: The information regarding French Polynesia on this page is re-published from the 2009 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of French Polynesia Economy 2009 information contained here. 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