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Economy of Saint Lucia

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market, accounting for 35.4% of these arrivals. Yacht passengers rose by 21.9%. Redeployment of cruise ships, remedial berth construction, and high fuel costs prevented higher growth rates. However, several investors have planned new tourism projects for the island, including a large hotel and resort in the southern part of the island. The global recession has caused a reduction in tourist revenue and foreign investment, significantly slowing growth rates.
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St. Lucia's currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$ ), a regional currency shared among members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) issues the EC$ , manages monetary policy, and regulates and supervises commercial banking activities in its
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St. Lucia's leading revenue producers—agriculture, tourism, and small-scale manufacturing—benefited from a focus on infrastructure improvements in roads, communications, water supply, sewerage, and port facilities. Foreign investors also have been attracted by the infrastructure improvements and by
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The island currently attracts over 900,000 visitors annually. St Lucia has been able to attract foreign businesses and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is St Lucia's main source of jobs and income, accounting for 65% of GDP, and the island's main source
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is now on a decline due to strong competition from low-cost Latin American producers and reduced European trade preferences, but the government has helped revitalize the industry, with 13,734 tonnes exported in 2018. Agricultural crops grown for export are bananas, mangoes, and avocados. The island
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The level of island households living at or below the poverty level increased from 18.7 to 21.4% from 1995 to 2005. As of 2006, another 16.2% of the island's population are vulnerable to economic shocks that could easily push them below the poverty line. One rural district had 44.9% of households
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Tourism recovered in 2004, following the post-11 September 2001 recession, and continued to grow in 2005, making up more than 48% of St. Lucia's GDP. The hotel and restaurant industry grew by 6.3% during 2005. Stay-over arrivals increased by 6.5%, and the United States remained the most important
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Agriculture is the second-largest industry in Saint Lucia. In 2020, agriculture only contributed 2.2% to Saint Lucia's GDP, but still accounts for a significant number of jobs - some 10% of the employed population. As of the 2010 census, the roughly 10,000 agricultural holdings covered an area of
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trade preferences and competition from lower-cost Latin American banana producers. The country is encouraging farmers to plant crops such as cocoa, mangoes, and avocados to diversify its agricultural production and provide jobs for displaced banana workers.
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of foreign exchange earnings. The northern end of St Lucia is tourism's most urbanized area, with a fair number of hotels and resorts located along beaches, or with seaside views. This is also home to many of the island's large, all-inclusive resorts.
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The island is also looking to expand its exports under the Taste of Saint Lucia brand sponsored by Export Saint Lucia. Products that are being promoted include Saint Lucia Honey, rum, chocolate, coconut oil, granola, and insect repellent.
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St. Lucia is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative and is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market. The country hosts the executive secretariat of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States.
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to reduce the island's importation of frozen meats, and has helped by providing support to farmers, importing bloodlines of livestock to increase the productivity of animals, and providing subsidies on animal feed.
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While living standards have improved for many, a large number of people have been pushed to the margin of economic activity, especially in the areas which once depended heavily on the banana industry for a
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St. Lucia is the headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications authority, which is developing the regulations to liberalize the telecommunications sector in the region by 2004.
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About 18% of the land is used for agricultural practices. Most farms consist of less than 5 acres of land. The main agricultural products grown in Saint Lucia are
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To broaden the island's economic base, the government added small, computer-driven information technology and financial services as development objectives.
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Although banana revenues have helped fund the country's development since the 1960s, the industry is now in a terminal decline, due to reduced
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St. Lucia's economy depends primarily on revenue from tourism and banana production, with some contribution from small-scale manufacturing.
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the educated and skilled work force and relatively stable political conditions. The largest investment is in a petroleum storage and
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clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing
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tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing
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are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
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food 23%, manufactured goods 21%, machinery and transportation equipment 19%, chemicals, fuels
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2006 Statement of St. Lucia Governor to Caribbean Bank meeting. Retrieved 18 September 2009
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2008 Statement of St. Lucia Governor to Caribbean Bank meeting. Retrieved 18 September 2009
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Saint Lucia has been able to attract many foreign businesses and investors.
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are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.
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East Caribbean dollars (EC$ ) per US$ 1 – 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
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member countries. The ECCB has kept the EC$ pegged at EC$ 2.7 = US$ 1.
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crude petroleum, refined petroleum, cars, poultry meats, natural gas
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region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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Saint Lucia has a small livestock sector, which is dominated by
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30,204 acres, an average of 3.0 acres per agricultural holding.
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crude petroleum, beer, jewelry, bananas, refined petroleum, rum
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has shifted to a tourism and banking serviced-based economy.
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The island's banana output was heavily impacted in 2007 by
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is considered to have the most diverse and well-developed
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bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa
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purchasing power parity - $ 1,667 billion (2016 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 3587:constituents but subsumed with the country of the 1366:bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, vegetables, fruits, 1072:industries through the introduction of efficient 1064:Help is also being given to revitalize the local 1194:purchasing power parity - $ 12,952 (2016 est.) 1764:"GINI index (World Bank estimate) - St. Lucia" 1719:|website=CIA.gov |access-date=16 November 2019 3658: 2722: 2241: 1974:The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia 1944:The Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia 1489:"World Economic Outlook Database, April 2019" 8: 3995:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1175:Saint Lucia electricity production by source 863:All values, unless otherwise stated, are in 120: 1459:1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$ ) = 100 cents 977:. 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