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| Economy - overview: Basically one of the most stable and
prosperous of the post-Communist states, the Czech Republic has been
recovering from recession since mid-1999. The economy grew about 2.5% in
2000 and should achieve somewhat higher growth in 2001. Growth is led by
exports to the EU, especially Germany, and foreign investment, while
domestic demand is reviving. Uncomfortably high fiscal and current account
deficits could be future problems. Unemployment is down to 8.7% as job
creation continues in the rebounding economy; inflation is up to 3.8% but
still moderate. The EU put the Czech Republic just behind Poland and
Hungary in preparations for accession, which will give further impetus and
direction to structural reform. Moves to complete banking,
telecommunications and energy privatization will add to foreign
investment, while intensified restructuring among large enterprises and
banks and improvements in the financial sector should strengthen output
growth. GDP: purchasing power parity - $132.4 billion (2000 est.) GDP - real growth rate: -0.5% (1999 est.), 2.5% (2000 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $12,900 (2000 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 5% industry: 42% services: 53% (1999 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 4.3% highest 10%: 22.4% (1996) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (1999 est.), 3.8% (2000 est.) Labor force: 5.203 million (1999 est.) Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 5%, industry 40%, services 55% (2000 est.) Unemployment rate: 9% (1999 est.), 8.7% (2000 est.) Budget: revenues: $16.7 billion expenditures: $18 billion (2001 est.) Industries: metallurgy, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, glass, armaments Industrial production growth rate: -4% (1999 est.), 7.6% (2000) Electricity - production: 67.642 billion kWh (2000) Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 77.8% hydro: 3.43% nuclear: 18.77% other: 0% (2000) Electricity - consumption: 52.898 billion kWh (2000) Electricity - exports: 18.744 billion kWh (2000) Electricity - imports: 8.735 billion kWh (2000) Agriculture - products: wheat, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, poultry Exports: $26.9 billion (f.o.b., 1999), $28.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000) Exports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment 44%, other manufactured goods 40%, chemicals 7%, raw materials and fuel 7% (1999) Exports - partners: Germany 42%, Slovakia 8%, Austria 6%, Poland 6%, France 4% (1999) Imports: $29 billion (f.o.b., 1999), $31.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000) Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment 42%, other manufactured goods 33%, chemicals 12%, raw materials and fuels 10% (1999) Imports - partners: Germany 34%, Slovakia 6%, Russia 6%, Austria 6%, France 5% (1999) Debt - external: $21.3 billion (2000) Currency: Czech koruna (CZK) SOURCE: The World Factbook |
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