Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.2% (2003 est.)
Labor force:
2.16 million
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national
(2003)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 7%, industry 15%, services 78% (2000 est.)
Unemployment rate:
2.4% (2001)
Budget:
revenues: $17.35 billion
expenditures: $23.85 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.4
billion (2003 est.)
Public debt:
18.1% of GDP (2003)
Agriculture - products:
dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish
Industries:
petroleum, fishing, petrochemicals, construction materials, some
boat building, handicrafts, pearling
Industrial production growth rate:
4% (2000)
Electricity - production:
37.74 billion kWh (2001)