Exports—commodities: canned tuna 93%
Exports—partners: US 99.6%
Imports: $471 million (1996)
Imports—commodities: materials for canneries 56%, food 8%,
petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6%
Imports—partners: US 62%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Australia 11%, Fiji
4%, other 7%
Debt—external: $NA
Economic aid—recipient: $NA; note?important financial support from the US
Currency: 1 US dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: US currency is used
Fiscal year: 1 October—30 September