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... in 100 years cast a shadow over prospects for 2003." (The World Fact Book, 2003) GDP: Purchasing power parity- $528 billion (2002 est.) Real GDP growth rate: 3.6% (2002 est.) GDP per Capita Purchasing power parity- $27,000 (2002 est.) GDP composition by sector: Agriculture: 3% Industry: 26% Services: 71% Household income or consumption by percentage share: Lowest 10%: 2% Highest 10%: 25.4% Distribution of family income Gini index: 35.2 (1994) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.8% (2002 est.) Labor Force: 9.2 million (December 2001) Labor Force by Occupation: Services: 73% Industry: 22% Agriculture: 5% (1997est.) Unemployment rate: 6.3% (2002) Budget: Revenues: 86.8 billion Expenditures: 84.1 billion, including capita expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.) Exports: $66.6 billion (2002 est.) Exports-Partners: Developing countries: 45.6% Japan: 19.7% ASEAN: 13.3% EU: 11.7% US: 9.7% Imports: $68 billion (2002 est.) Import commodities: Machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunications equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products Import Partners: Developing countries: 31.7% EU: 21.6% US: 18.9% ASEAN: 14.8% Japan: 13.0% (2001 est.) Debt-external: $176.8 billion (2001 est.) Economic aid-donor: ODA, $894 million (FY99/00) Currency: Australian Dollar Currency Code: AUD Exchange Rates: Australian dollar per U.S. dollar - 1.8406 (2002) Fiscal Year: 1 July - 30 June Australia's Natural Resources: Australia's natural resources include: ...
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