Labor force: 2.42 million (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture, forestry, and fishing 2.6%, manufacturing 20.2%, construction 7.5%, commerce 12.8%, transport, storage, and communications 6.2%, finance and business 13.1%, personal and other services 6.4%, public services 31.2% (1996)
Unemployment rate:
9% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line:
21% (2005)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 28.3% (1997)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
34 (2005)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1.3% (2005 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
17.5% of GDP (2005 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $43.82 billion
expenditures: $58.04 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(2005 est.)
Public debt:
99.7% of GDP (2005 est.)