Malta |
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| TRADE AND BUSINESS |
| |
| Agriculture
- products |
potatoes,
cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus, cut
flowers, green peppers; pork, milk, poultry, eggs |
| Exports |
$2 billion
f.o.b. (2001) |
| Exports
- commodities |
machinery
and transport equipment, manufactures |
| Exports
- partners |
Singapore
17.3%, US 11.4%, UK 9.4%, Germany 9%, France 7.2%, China 6.5%,
Italy 6% (2002) |
| Imports |
$2.8 billion
f.o.b. (2001) |
| Imports-
commodities |
machinery
and transport equipment, manufactured and semi-manufactured
goods; food, drink, and tobacco |
| Imports
- partners |
Italy 18.3%,
France 12.1%, South Korea 11.3%, UK 7.5%, Singapore 5.3%,
Germany 5.2%, Japan 5%, US 4.6%, Spain 4.2% (2002) |
| Currency |
Maltese lira
(MTL) |
| Exchange
rates |
Maltese liri
per US dollar - 0.43 (2002), 0.45 (2001), 0.44 (2000), 0.4
(1999), 0.39 (1998) |
| Fiscal
year |
1 April -
31 March |
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