Economy - overview:
Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey with the result that an electronics industry has developed, displacing more traditional industries. All raw material and energy requirements are imported as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$5.1 billion (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$5.1 billion (2005 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
NA%
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$57,000 (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 6
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GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 1%
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industry: 2%
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services: 97% (2005)
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Labor force:
53,560 (June 2006)
country comparison to the world: 187
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Unemployment rate:
2.2% (2006 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18
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Population below poverty line:
NA%
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%: NA%
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Budget:
revenues: $829 million
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expenditures: $851 million (2005)
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Taxes and other revenues:
16.3% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 180
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-0.4% of GDP (2005)
country comparison to the world: 48
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.7% (2006)
country comparison to the world: 83
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Market value of publicly traded shares:
$NA
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Agriculture - products:
potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products

Industries:
tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics

Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
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Electricity - consumption:
630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
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Electricity - imports:
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
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Exports:
$NA
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Exports - commodities:
light industrial and electrical goods, dairy cattle, foodstuffs, textiles, flowers

Imports:
$NA
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Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals

Debt - external:
$NA
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Exchange rates:
Jersey pounds per US dollar