Labor force: total: 6.6 million (1997) by occupation: services 75%, manufacturing and construction 23%, agriculture 2% (1996)
Unemployment rate: 6.9% (1997)
Budget: revenues: $103.4 billion expenditures: $112.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 draft)
Industries: agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, fishing, construction, microelectronics
Industrial production growth rate: 3.75% (1997)
Electricity-capacity: 20.09 million kW (1996 est.)
Electricity-production: 82 billion kWh (1996 est.)
Electricity-consumption per capita: 4,968 kWh (1996 est.)
Agriculture-products: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock
Exports: total value: $203.1 billion (f.o.b., 1997) commodities: manufactures and machinery, chemicals; processed food and tobacco, agricultural products partners: EU 80% (Germany 29%, Belgium-Luxembourg 13%, UK 10%), Central and Eastern Europe 4%, US 3% (1996)