Distribution of family income - Gini index:
41.4 (1998)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1.8% (2003 est.)
Labor force:
34.9 million (2003 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 49%, industry 14%, services 37% (2000 est.)
Unemployment rate:
2.2% (2003 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $24.41 billion
expenditures: $24.01 billion, including capital expenditures of $5
billion (2003 est.)
Public debt:
46.6% of GDP (2003)
Agriculture - products:
rice, cassava (tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, soybeans
Industries:
tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages,
tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry, electric
appliances and components, computers and parts, integrated circuits,
furniture, plastics, world's second-largest tungsten producer, and
third-largest tin producer
Industrial production growth rate:
12.3% (2003 est.)