Economy Of Luxembourg
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Economy overview
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This stable, high-income economy features solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, rubber, and other products. Growth in the financial sector, which now accounts for about 22% of GDP, has more than compensated for the decline in steel. Most banks are foreign-owned and have extensive foreign dealings. Agriculture is based on small family-owned farms. The economy depends on foreign and trans-border workers for more than 30% of its labor force. Although Luxembourg, like all EU members, has suffered from the global economic slump, the country has maintained a fairly strong growth rate and enjoys an extraordinarily high standard of living.
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GDP
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purchasing power parity - $25.01 billion (2004 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate
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1.2% (2004 est.)
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GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $55,100 (2004 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector
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agriculture: 0.5%
industry: 16.6%
services: 82.9% (2002 est.)
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Investment gross fixed
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20.7% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Population below poverty line
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NA
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Household income or consumption by percentage share
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lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
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Distribution of family income - Gini index
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Inflation rate consumer prices
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2% (2004 est.)
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Labor force
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200,000 (of whom 87,400 are foreign cross-border workers primarily from France, Belgium, and Germany) (2004 est.)
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture 1.9%, industry 8%, services 90.1% (1999 est.)
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Unemployment rate
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3.6% (2004 est.)
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Budget
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revenues: $11.82 billion
expenditures: $12.06 billion, including capital expenditures of $760 million (2004 est.)
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Public debt
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Agriculture products
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barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits, wine grapes; livestock products
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Industries
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banking, iron and steel, food processing, chemicals, metal products, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum
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Industrial production growth rate
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1.7% (2004 est.)
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Electricity production
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457 million kWh (2001)
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Electricity production by source
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fossil fuel: 57.3%
hydro: 25.2%
other: 17.5% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity consumption
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6.07 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity exports
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744 million kWh (2001)
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Electricity imports
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6.389 billion kWh (2001)
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Oil production
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0 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil consumption
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50,650 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil exports
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634 bbl/day (2001)
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Oil imports
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50,700 bbl/day (2001)
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Oil proved reserves
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Natural gas production
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas consumption
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865 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas exports
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas imports
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867 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas proved reserves
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Current account balance
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Exports
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$8.571 billion f.o.b. (2002)
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Exports commodities
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machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass
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Exports partners
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Germany 23.3%, France 19%, Belgium 10.4%, UK 9.1%, Italy 6.8%, Spain 4.6%, Netherlands 4.3% (2003)
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Imports
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$11.61 billion c.i.f. (2002)
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Imports commodities
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minerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods
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Imports partners
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Belgium 29%, Germany 22.9%, France 11.4%, China 10.9%, Netherlands 4.8% (2003)
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Reserves of foreign exchange gold
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Debt external
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NA
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Economic aid recipient
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Currency
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euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
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Currency code
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EUR
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Exchange rates
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euros per US dollar - 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
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Fiscal year
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calendar year
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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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