Econom�a - descripci�n: Like many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture provides the economic base with major exports made up of copra and citrus fruit. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit-processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are made up for by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid, overwhelmingly from New Zealand. Efforts to exploit tourism potential, encourage offshore banking, and expand the mining and fishing industries have been partially successful in stimulating investment and growth.

Producto Bruto Interno (PBI): purchasing power parity - $112 million (1998 est.)

PBI - Indice de Incremento real: NA%

PBI - por capital: purchasing power parity - $5,600 (1998 est.)

PBI - Composici�n por Sector:
agriculture: 18%
industry: 9%
services: 73% (1995)

Poblaci�n bajo linea de pobertad: NA%

Ingreso en casa o porcentage de consumci�n:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Indice de Inflaci�n (precios del consumidor): 2.6% (1994 est.)

Fuerza Laboral: 6,601 (1993)

Fuerza Laboral - por ocupaci�n: agriculture 29%, industry 15%, services 56% (1995)

Indice de desempleo: NA%

Presupuesto:
revenues: $NA
expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA

Industrias: fruit processing, tourism

Industrial production growth rate: NA%

Electricidad - Producci�n: 15 million kWh (1998)

Electricidad - producci�n por fuente:
fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1998)

Electricidad - consumci�n: 14 million kWh (1998)

Electricidad - exportaciones: 0 kWh (1998)

Electricidad - importaciones: 0 kWh (1998)

Agricultura - productos: copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws, bananas, yams, taro, coffee

Exportaciones: $4.2 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)

Exporationes - comodidades: copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing

Exportaciones - socios: NZ 80%, Japan, Hong Kong (1993)

Importaciones: $85 million (c.i.f., 1994)

Importaciones - comodidades: foodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber, capital goods

Importaciones - socios: NZ 49%, Italy, Australia (1993)

Deuda - externa: $141 million (1996 est.)

Ayuda economica - recipiente: $13.1 million (1995); note - New Zealand furnishes the greater part

Moneda: 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents

Indice de intercambio: New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.9451 (January 2000), 1.8886 (1999), 1.8632 (1998), 1.5083 (1997), 1.4543 (1996), 1.5235 (1995)

A�o Fiscal: 1 April - 31 March