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Economic Indicators
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Value |
Latest Available |
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National Accounts |
| Gross Domestic Product (current prices) per
capita (T$'000) |
$3,711 |
2003/04p |
| Gross Domestic Product (constant prices)
per capita (T$'000) |
$2,966 |
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Manufacturing production |
| Establishment covered (number) |
135 |
2005 |
| Total production T$('000) |
31,905 |
| Persons employed (number) |
1,490 |
| Wages and Salaries T$('000) |
5,756 |
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Consumer Price Index |
| Total All Item Index |
158.7 |
Mar-2008 |
| Monthly % change in all item index |
0.3 |
| Annual Inflation rate % for the period |
12.0 |
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Labour Market |
| Number of persons employed |
29,406 |
Census'96 |
| Number of persons unemployed |
4,502 |
| Unemployment Rate |
13.3 |
| Unemployment rate, 15-24 years olds |
30.3 |
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Central Government Finance |
| Revenue (current) FY (T$'000) |
114,576.5 |
2004/05 |
| Expenditure (current) FY (T$'000) |
168,699.5 |
| Balance (T$'000) |
-54,123.0 |
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Government Current Revenue
Source |
| Direct taxes (value) (T$'000) |
16,000.0 |
2004/05 |
| Indirect taxes (value) (T$'000) |
71,012.7 |
| Other (value) (T$'000) |
26,310.4 |
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Money and Credit Aggregates |
| Total Government Debt |
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Government Debt |
| Net External Position |
36.9 |
2002/03 |
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Central Bank Aggregates |
| Monetary Base |
39.1 |
2002/03 |
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Balance of Payments |
| Overall Balance (T$'000) |
-5,012 |
2006/07 |
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International Merchandise
Trade |
| Imports (value) (T$'000) |
281,032 |
Year 2007 |
| Exports (value) (T$'000) |
15,769 |
| Re-exports (value) (T$'000) |
947 |
| Trade Balance (value) (T$'000) |
-264,316 |
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Exchange Rates (2006
Averages) |
| Australia |
0.5820 |
Year 2007 |
| New Zealand |
0.6539 |
| United States |
0.4906 |
| Japan |
58.4489 |
| Europe |
0.3521 |
| United Kingdom |
0.2429 |
| Fiji |
0.7764 |
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Popn Census 2006 | | Kingdom of Tonga | 101,991 | | Tongan | 98,516 | | Part-Tongan | 1,681 | | Others | 1,794 | | Annual Growth Rate | 0.4% | | Median age | 21.0yrs | | Sex Ratio | 103.0 |
Consumer Price Index | Annual Average Inflation Rate | | 2005 | 8.7 | | 2006 | 6.2 | | 2007 | 5.9 | | 2008 | 6.4 | | February-09 | 1.9 |
Merchandise Trade - (T$'000) | | Total Imports | | 2003 | 199,214 | | 2004 | 206,380 | | 2005 | 234,512 | | 2006 | 235,693 | | 2007 | 281,032 | | Quarters 2008 | | March | 66,979 | | June | | | September | | | Total Exports | | 2003 | 34,522 | | 2004 | 30,557 | | 2005 | 19,334 | | 2006 | 19,018 | | 2007 | 15,769 | | Quarters 2008 | | March | 2,401 | | June | | | September | |
Balance of Payments - June Quarter 2008
Major Balances
T$'(000) | | Current Account Balance | -33,310 | | Capital Account Balance | 16,674 | | Goods & Services Balance | -82,065 | | Income & Current Transfers | 48,755 |
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