Distribution of family income - Gini index:
25.8 (2000)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
1.6% (2005 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
18.7% of GDP (2005 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $176.1 billion
expenditures: $131.3 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(2005 est.)

Public debt:
50.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

Agriculture - products:
barley, wheat, potatoes; pork, beef, veal, milk; fish

Industries:
petroleum and gas, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper
products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles, fishing

Industrial production growth rate:
-0.5% (2005 est.)

Electricity - production:
105.6 billion kWh (2003)

Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 0.4% hydro: 99.3% nuclear: 0% other: 0.4% (2001)