Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.9% highest 10%: 25.9% (1998)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
32 (1999)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
6% (2004 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
26.1% of GDP (2004 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $4.231 billion
expenditures: $4.504 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)
Public debt:
11.8% of GDP (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
grain, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables; beef, pork, milk, eggs;
fish
Industries:
buses, vans, street and railroad cars, synthetic fibers,
agricultural machinery, fertilizers, washing machines, radios,
electronics, pharmaceuticals, processed foods, textiles; note -
dependent on imports for energy and raw materials
Industrial production growth rate:
8.5% (2004 est.)
Electricity - production:
4.547 billion kWh (2002)