Imports: $292.4 million (1997)

Imports—commodities: food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery
and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels

Imports—partners: US 36%, Caricom countries 22%, UK 11%, Japan
5%, Canada 4% (1995)

Debt—external: $159 million (1997)

Economic aid—recipient: $51.8 million (1995)

Currency: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1—2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)

Fiscal year: 1 April—31 March

Communications

Telephones: 26,000 (1992 est.)