Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.6% highest 10%: 39.1% (2003-2004)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
37.7 (FY04/05)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7.8% (October 2005 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $1.153 billion
expenditures: $1.789 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(FY05/06)
Agriculture - products:
rice, corn, wheat, sugarcane, root crops; milk, water buffalo meat
Industries:
tourism, carpet, textile; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed
mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production
Industrial production growth rate:
3.8% (FY04/05)
Electricity - production:
2.565 billion kWh (2005)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 8.5% hydro: 91.5% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)
Electricity - consumption:
1.85 billion kWh (2005)