| Korea, Republic of |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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2000-07 |
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Basic indicators |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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GDP (mill. current US$,) |
969795 |
9.6 |
9.2 |
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Commercial services imports |
82523 |
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21 |
11 |
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Services value added (% tot. value added) |
51.2 |
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Transportation |
29874 |
15 |
29 |
8 |
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of which
infrastructure services a |
16.1 |
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Travel |
20890 |
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11 |
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Other commercial services |
31759 |
12 |
22 |
15 |
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Employment in services (thousands) |
14821 |
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3 |
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Commercial services exports |
61536 |
11 |
27 |
18 |
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% of total employment |
63.2 |
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1 |
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Transportation |
33767 |
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31 |
5 |
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Travel |
5797 |
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35 |
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Commercial services exports |
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Other commercial services |
21973 |
13 |
31 |
20 |
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% of GDP |
6.3 |
1 |
16 |
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Net commercial services trade |
-20987 |
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% of goods and comm.
services exports |
14.0 |
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10 |
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Main destinations (2006) |
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Share |
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1. United States |
11788 |
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24.4% |
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FDI in services - Stocks (mill.US$) |
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2. European Union (25) |
7805 |
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18 |
16.1% |
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Inward (2006) |
34497 |
15 |
8 |
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3. China |
6705 |
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17 |
13.9% |
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Outward (2006) |
20512 |
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FATS sales (mill. US$) |
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Total services
sectors with GATS commitments (no.) |
98 |
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Inward |
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Services EIAs notified to the WTO (no.) |
3 |
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Outward |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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Value |
% Change |
Share |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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in world |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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in world |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Gross fixed capital formation (2005) b |
24406 |
-1 |
7 |
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Transportation services imports |
29874 |
15 |
29 |
3.4% |
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Inward FDI |
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By sea |
24292 |
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33 |
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Stocks (2006) |
1979 |
49 |
40 |
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By air |
5582 |
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15 |
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Flows (2006) |
507 |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
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Market indicators |
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Transportation services exports |
33767 |
14 |
31 |
4.5% |
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International airports (no., 2005) |
7 |
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0.6% |
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By sea |
27678 |
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36 |
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Airplanes fleet (no., 2005) |
181 |
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0.7% |
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By air |
6089 |
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11 |
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Maritime merchant fleet ('000 DWT) |
16456 |
10 |
15 |
1.6% |
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By other transport (rail, road, etc) |
... |
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Rail lines, tot. network (km, 2005) |
3392 |
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8 |
0.3% |
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Road lines, tot. network (km, 2005) |
102293 |
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2 |
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Other trade-related indicators |
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International freight |
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Production and Employment |
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By sea (mill. tons) |
286 |
10 |
8 |
3.6% |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
40167 |
10 |
12 |
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By air (mill.ton-km) |
8942 |
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14 |
6.8% |
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% of total value added |
4.7 |
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3 |
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By road (mill.ton-km) |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) b |
6.4 |
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Intl. passengers - By air (mill. P-Km) |
75492 |
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11 |
3.0% |
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Container port traffic ('000 TEUs, 2006) |
15711 |
10 |
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3.8% |
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Passengers (mill. P-Km) |
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Bilateral agreements in air transport (no., 2006) |
2 |
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By air |
81384 |
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10 |
1.9% |
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By rail (2006) |
31416 |
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1.3% |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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By road (2005) |
91665 |
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10 |
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Outward FDI |
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Freight (mill. ton-km) |
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Stocks (2006) |
515 |
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By air |
9040 |
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13 |
5.7% |
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Flows (2006) |
197 |
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By rail (2006) |
10554 |
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0.1% |
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By road (2005) |
12545 |
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| Telecommunications |
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Value |
% Change |
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Value |
% Change |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
2007 |
2007 |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
2007 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Production and Employment |
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Gross fixed capital formation |
... |
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Value added (mill. US$)
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21657 |
10 |
5 |
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Total investment (2006) |
10222 |
5 |
80 |
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% of total value added
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2.5 |
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-4 |
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Inward FDI |
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Telecom services revenue (mill. US$, 2006) |
63035 |
20 |
60 |
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Stocks (2006) |
529 |
-12 |
-80 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment, 2006) |
0.4 |
4 |
2 |
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Flows (2006) |
226 |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Market indicators |
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Telecommunications services |
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Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
139 |
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4 |
47 |
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Imports |
699 |
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14 |
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Mobile phone subscribers (% tot. tel. subscribers) |
65.1 |
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4 |
156 |
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Exports |
509 |
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20 |
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Fixed lines 3 min. local call peak price (US$) |
0.04 |
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-33 |
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Mobile phone 3 min. local call peak price (US$, 2005) |
0.3 |
-2 |
12 |
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Other trade-related indicators |
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International fixed tel. traffic (mill. min.) |
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Outgoing (2006) |
2248 |
13 |
-25 |
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Internet users (per 100 inhab.) |
72.2 |
8 |
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11 |
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Incoming (2005) |
1436 |
14 |
-6 |
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Broadband internet subscribers (per 100 inhab.) |
30.6 |
20 |
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8 |
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International internet bandwidth (bit/s per inhab.) |
1032 |
54 |
0 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Secure Internet servers (no.) |
24177 |
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733 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks (2006) |
1220 |
4 |
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Flows (2006) |
181 |
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| Finance and
insurance |
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Value |
% Change |
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Value |
% Change |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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2007 |
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2007 |
2000-07 |
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Investment in economy (mill. US$) |
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Trade - Balance of Payments (mill. US$) |
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Gross fixed capital formation (2005) |
4810 |
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24 |
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Financial services |
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Inward FDI |
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Imports |
711 |
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30 |
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Stocks (2006) |
18076 |
22 |
24 |
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Exports |
4146 |
29 |
63 |
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Flows (2006) |
2481 |
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Market indicators |
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Insurance services |
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Domestic credit by the banking sector (% of GDP) |
107.8 |
2 |
6 |
23 |
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Imports |
1116 |
34 |
31 |
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Interest rate spread (%, 2006) |
1.5 |
16 |
-21 |
117 |
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Exports |
319 |
25 |
16 |
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Market capitalization (% GDP) |
115.9 |
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23 |
26 |
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Insurance density (US$ per inhab.) c |
2384 |
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15 |
21 |
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Investment abroad (mill. US$) |
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Insurance penetration (% GDP) c |
11.8 |
-1 |
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Outward FDI |
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Stocks (2006) |
19 |
7 |
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Production and Employment |
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Flows (2004) |
4 |
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Value added (mill. US$) |
76303 |
14 |
14 |
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% of total value added |
8.9 |
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4 |
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Employment (% of tot. employment) |
3.5 |
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2 |
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a Includes the
postal sector. |
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b Includes
communications. |
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c Financial year
April 2007 - March 2008. |
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