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EXPORTS
OECS 1990 1995 2000 2003 90-95 95-00 00-03 1990-1995 1995-2000 2000-2003
Services 954 1,220 1,215 OECS 4.7 3.7 -0.1
Goods 330 322 320 Antigua & 3.1 3.0 0.1
EX G&S 1,022 1,285 1,542 1,536 OECS 4.7 3.7 -0.1 Dominica 4.5 5.3 -5.7
Grenada 5.9 13.8 -6.6
antigua St. Kitts & 4.4 5.7 5.7
Services 312 348 416 420 St. Lucia 7.2 -1.6 3.8Goods 33 53 50 47 St. Vincent 0.9 5.5 -0.4
EX G&S 345 402 466 467 Antigua 3.1 3.0 0.1dominica
Services 33 61 90 80
Goods 56 50 55 41 Figure 2.1. Export Growth Performance, 19
EX G&S 89 112 144 121 Domini 4.5 5.3 -5.7
grenada
Services 64 99 153 139
Goods 29 25 83 53
EX G&S 93 124 236 192 Grenad 5.9 13.8 -6.6
st kitts
Services 54 82 99 107
Goods 28 20 36 52
EX G&S 82 102 135 159 St. Kitt 4.4 5.7 5.7
st luciaServices 151 265 321 327
Goods 131 133 47 85
EX G&S 282 398 368 412 St. Luci 7.2 -1.6 3.8st vincent
Services 45 74 126 131
Goods 85 62 52 45
EX G&S 130 136 178 176 St. Vinc 0.9 5.5 -0.4
658 930 1,205 1,204
363 343 322 323
1,022 1,273 1,527 1,527 4.5 3.7 0.0
OECSAntigua & Barbuda
DominicaGrenada
St. Kitts &
-7.0
-3.5
0.0
3.5
7.0
10.5
14.0
GrowthRate(%)
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LuciaSt. Vincent & Grens.
1990-1995
1995-2000
2000-2003
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OECS Services Exports us$ mn
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Travel 680 751 728 758 803 845 846 853 788 774 914
Commercial 100 104 117 139 161 203 266 230 199 188 156
Transportation 98 101 103 106 114 112 103 114 129 126 131
Figure 3.1 OECS Services Exports by Area, 1993-2003
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Travel Commercial Transportation
Shareoftotal.
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OECS Services Trade
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Exports 886 964 954 1 ,008 1 ,091 1 ,177 1 ,237 1 ,220 1 ,138 1 ,104 1 ,215
Imports 397 431 479 510 551 589 625 573 576 604 613
Figure 3.2 OECS: Services Trade, 1993-2003
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
300
500
700
900
1,100
1,300
US$Millions
.
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OECS Tourism Statistics, 1993-2003
Numbers ('000)
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
United States 244 264 253 236 241 254 254 251 245 259 267
Europe 224 255 234 244 260 253 276 285 244 236 270
Caribbean 171 182 186 196 201 211 218 214 221 252 283
Other Countries 112 116 105 111 122 118 113 111 104 90 99
Cruise Ship Passengers 833 917 988 1,060 1,200 1,408 1,312 1,544 1,582 1,206 1,314
Figure 3.3 OECS Stopover Arrivals by Origin, 1993-2003
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
100
150
200
250
300
United States Europe Caribbean
Visitors('000)
.
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OECS: Real Exchange Rates, 1990-2003
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 90-
Tourism-based RER 100.0 100.5 101.5 109.0 106.0 105.0 105.5 102.5 103.0 103.5 105.0 106.0 104.5 99.7 1.0
Figure 3.4 OECS Real Exchange Rate (Tourism-based), 1990-2003
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
95
100
105
110
REERIndex
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Table 3.1 Tourism Competitiveness Monitor, 2004
Price Infra- Environ- Tech- Human Open-
Comp. structure ment nology Resources ness Social
Index Rank Index Rank Index Rank Index Rank Index Rank Index Rank Index Rank
Antigua & Barbuda 6 (118) 57 (73) 90 (45) 44 (99) 86 (5) 69 (38)
Dominica 37 (84) 40 (131) 67 (76) 37 (106) 47 (101) 65 (51)
Grenada 81 (6) 48 (95) 62 (82) 55 (82) 48 (96) 69 (41)
St. Kitts & Nevis 5 (120) 73 (16) 66 (49) 70 (68) 96 (9) 70 (44) 69 (37)
St. Lucia 12 (112) 65 (51) 60 (83) 63 (61) 59 (73) 74 (28)
St. Vincent & Grens. 79 (8) 47 (98) 54 (90) 39 (105) 67 (56) 64 (54)
OECS Avg. 15 78 54 67 56 63 68
The Bahamas 69 (27) 51 (91) 77 (59) 63 (61) 72 (37) 58 (69)
Barbados 27 (98) 87 (3) 43 (121) 79 (56) 84 (25) 73 (33) 67 (44)
Jamaica 18 (109) 63 (39) 19 (164) 72 (64) 51 (90) 79 (17) 64 (52)
Trinidad & Tobago 19 (108) 69 (24) 16 (170) 66 (78) 60 (66) 52 (92) 67 (43)
Other CARICOM 21 72 32 74 65 69 64
Costa Rica 55 (56) 72 (17) 55 (83) 77 (58) 60 (66) 52 (91) 54 (79)
Cuba 63 (40) 41 (130) 57 (87) 72 (43) 60 (63)
Dominican Rep. 58 (51) 54 (57) 42 (127) 42 (106) 49 (96) 63 (65) 42 (107)
Puerto Rico 88 (9) 85 (50) 47 (102)
Hispanic Carib. 57 63 57 65 60 54 52
Source: WTTC Competitiveness Monitor (2004).
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Tourism
Index
Avg.
59
49
61
64
56
58
65
66
52
50
61
59
50
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Tourism
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Antigua & Barbuda 2.0 13.9 21.5 7.3 19.6 10.3 4.1 11 12 10
Dominica 3.1 0.7 7.8 3.6 5.9 4.9 3.6 4 4 5
Grenada 0.3 7.4 7.4 14.7 16.0 27.0 38.8 16 5 24
St. Kitts & Nevis 4.0 16.5 45.7 51.8 62.7 67.9 40.5 41 22 56St. Lucia 9.3 42.6 69.0 26.7 0.0 14.4 22.7 25 46 9
St. Vincent & Grens. 78.0 78.0 42.6 16.9 1.2 3.3 7.3 32 66 7
Figure 3.5 FDI Inflows into Tourism Sectors, 1997-2003
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Grenada St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Grens.
US$Millions
.
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OECS Merchandise Trade
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Exports 362 303 330 272 281 304 278 322 282 287 320
Imports 938 1,138 1,117 1,205 1,259 1,453 1,861 2,016 1,579 1,702 1,709
Figure 4.1 OECS: Merchandise Trade, 1993-2003
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
1,800
2,100
US$Millions
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OECS Exports (US$ mn)
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
33 34 36 37 43 51 50 48 53 57 61
OECS 52 42 44 35 38 37 40 42 36 39 45US / Canada 82 67 70 42 64 66 50 81 67 74 105
EU 141 123 127 129 103 118 103 106 92 75 77
Rest of World 53 37 53 29 33 32 35 44 33 41 33
362 303 330 272 281 304 278 322 282 287 320
Figure 4.2 OECS Merchandise Exports by Destination, 1993-2003
CARICOM(non-OECS)
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Rest of World
EU
US / Canada
OECSCARICOM(non-OECS)
US$Millions
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Product Exports (US$ mn)
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Food & Agriculture 177.9 150.5 163.7 153.6 147.5 109.5 144.0 125.4 117.6 108.9 101.0
Manufactures 121.1 107.9 112.5 79.1 90.5 50.1 120.0 191.0 122.4 119.2 156.5
Fuels & Metals 0.2 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.4 2.7 3.7 1.9 11.1 14.2
Other 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 3.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 1.8 1.7
Figure 4.3 OECS Sector Composition of Exports, 1993-2003
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Food & Agriculture Manufactures Fuels & Metals Other
P
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Table 4.1 Top 20 Products Exported to the World and CARICOM, 2000-2003
World Share Acc. CARICOM Share Acc.
Code Product Description (%) Share Code Product Description (%) Share
0573 Bananas, fresh or dried 17.8 17.8 5541 Soap; organic surface-active product 11.2 11.2
7721 Elect's such as switches & relays 9.1 26.9 04601 Flour of wheat or of meslin 10.3 21.4
07524 Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms 5.1 32.0 1123 Beer made from malt 8.4 29.85541 Soap; organic surface-active product 4.5 36.5 5530 Perfumery, cosmetics, etc 7.3 37.2
04601 Flour of wheat or of meslin 3.6 40.1 33421 Kerosene 4.9 42.1
1123 Beer made from malt 3.0 43.1 0573 Bananas, fresh or dried 3.5 45.6
5530 Perfumery, cosmetics, etc 2.5 45.6 11102 Lemonade & flavoured waters 3.0 48.6
77884 Elect. capacitors & condensers 2.2 47.8 04221 Rice, semi/wholly milled 3.0 51.5
7599 Parts for office machines 2.2 50.0 05481 Manioc, arrowroot, salep 2.8 54.3
77323 Electrical insulators of ceramic 2.1 52.1 08199 Sweetened forage 2.5 56.8
0611 Sugars, beet and cane 1.9 54.0 7810 Passenger motor cars, for transport 2.3 59.1
33421 Kerosene 1.8 55.8 64243 Toilet paper in rolls 2.2 61.4
05481 Manioc, arrowroot, salep 1.6 57.4 53342 Other paints & enamels 2.1 63.5
79321 Yachts & other vessels for pleasure 1.6 59.0 5542 Organic surface-active agents, n.e.s. 1.8 65.4
7810 Passenger motor cars, for transport 1.3 60.2 59141 Disinfectants packed for sale 1.8 67.2
11102 Lemonade & flavoured waters 1.2 61.5 67491 Other sheets & plates 1.8 69.07643 Radiotelegraphic & radiotelephonic 1.2 62.7 05797 Avocados, mangoes, guavas 1.4 70.4
04221 Rice, semi/wholly milled 1.2 63.8 04212 Rice, husked 1.1 71.5
7723 Resistors, fixed or variable 1.1 64.9 72346 Other excavating & extracting eq't 0.8 72.4
08199 Sweetened forage 0.9 65.8 81242 Lamps & lighting fittings 0.8 73.2
Top 20 Exports 65.8 Top 20 Exports 73.2
Total (1,077 products) 100.0 Total (627 products) 100.0
Source: Author using UN-COMTRADE.
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OECS: Real Exchange Rates, 1990-2003
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
CPI-based REER 100.0 105.5 107.0 117.5 115.0 108.5 111.0 122.0 133.5 139.0 142.0 148.5 145.5 132.0
Figure 4.4 OECS Real Effective Exchange Rate (CPI-based), 1990-2003
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
REERIndex
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Table 4.2 OECS Market Penetration in CARICOM, 1993-2003
1993 1999 2003
Market 3 1 2
flour of wheat, flour of wheat flour of wheat,
> 25% vegetable oils, scrap metal
soap
2 2 6
fresh fish,
Market fruit & nuts (bananas), fruit & nuts (bananas), crustaceans & molluscs,
Share non-alcoholic beverages soap fruit & nuts (bananas),
> 10% alcoholic beverages
stone & sand, and soap
Source: Author using UN-COMTRADE.
Share
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Int'l Competitiveness of OECS Exports (All) (All)
Export Share World Import Export Sum
Code Product AAGR 97-03 AAGR 97-03 1997-2003 Category Category Count
057 Fruit & nuts(not includ. oil nuts), -12% 4% 26% Underachiever Champion 8
772 Elect.app.such as switches,relays,f 7% 6% 9% Champion Achiever in Adver 1
554 Soap,cleansing and polishing prepar -12% 7% 7% Underachiever Underachiever 9
075 Spices 2% 3% 6% Champion Declining Sector 2
046 Meal and flour of wheat and flour o 1% -8% 4% Achiever in Adversity Total 20
061 Sugar and honey -16% -1% 4% Declining Sector
112 Alcoholic beverages 8% 5% 3% Champion Total 197
553 Perfumery,cosmetics and toilet prep 17% 9% 3% Champion
642 Paper and paperboard,cut to size or -5% 4% 2% Underachiever
054 Vegetab.,fresh,chilled,frozen/pres. -8% 5% 2% Underachiever
042 Rice -8% 0% 2% Declining Sector
778 Electrical machinery and apparatus, 51% 5% 2% Champion
034 Fish,fresh (live or dead),chilled o -9% 4% 2% Underachiever
773 Equipment for distributing electric 56% 4% 2% Champion
759 Parts of and accessories suitable f -15% 5% 2% Underachiever
111 Non alcoholic beverages,n.e.s. -3% 10% 1% Underachiever
793 Ships,boats and floating structures 16% 9% 1% Champion
845 Outer garments and other articles,k -18% 5% 1% Underachiever
081 Feed.stuff for animals(not incl.unm 1% 1% 1% Champion
716 Rotating electric plant and parts -10% 5% 1% Underachiever
764 Telecommunications equipment and pa 15.1% 7.7% 1.0% Champion723 Civil engineering & contractors pla 23.8% 3.9% 0.9% Champion
533 Pigments,paints,varnishes & related -6.7% 5.7% 0.9% Underachiever
334 Petroleum products,refined 94.2% 7.5% 0.8% Champion
551 Essential oils,perfume and flavour -7.5% 8.8% 0.8% Underachiever
781 Passenger motor cars,for transport -15.0% 7.1% 0.8% Underachiever
273 Stone,sand and gravel 9.3% 1.8% 0.7% Champion
591 Disinfectants,insecticides,fungicid -2.6% 2.1% 0.7% Underachiever
674 Universals,plates and sheets,of iro 1.6% 4.0% 0.7% Champion
098 Edible products and preparations n. -4.5% 6.2% 0.7% Underachiever
072 Cocoa -11.7% 8.6% 0.6% Underachiever
893 Art icles of materials described in -12.6% 6.8% 0.6% Underachiever
892 Printed matter 11.3% 3.8% 0.4% Champion
782 Motor vehicles for transport of goo 37.3% 4.7% 0.4% Champion
728 Mach.& equipment specialized for pa 30.9% 1.7% 0.4% Champion
846 Under garments,knitted or crocheted -8.2% 5.5% 0.4% Underachiever
843 Outer garments,women's,of textile f -3.6% 4.9% 0.4% Underachiever
658 Made-up art icles,wholly/chiefly of -38.8% 8.5% 0.3% Underachiever
713 Internal combustion piston engines -6.2% 6.4% 0.3% Underachiever
592 Starches,inulin & wheat gluten;albu -19.0% 4.3% 0.3% Underachiever
821 Furniture and parts thereof 7.3% 9.3% 0.3% Champion
036 Crustaceans and molluscs,fresh,chil 20.9% 2.4% 0.3% Champion
744 Mechanical handling equip.and parts 35.5% 2.0% 0.2% Champion
691 Structures & parts of struc.;iron,s 6.7% 4.2% 0.2% Champion
771 Electric power machinery and parts 5.2% 3.1% 0.2% Champion
763 Gramophones,dictating,sound recorde 47.9% 13.2% 0.2% Champion
776 Thermionic,cold & photo-cathode val -10.6% 6.6% 0.2% Underachiever
874 Measuring,checking,analysing instru 7.7% 5.0% 0.2% Champion899 Other miscellaneous manufactured ar -20.4% 9.2% 0.2% Underachiever
048 Cereal prepar. & preps. of flour of -0.8% 6.7% 0.2% Underachiever
635 Wood manufactures,n.e.s. 8.5% 5.5% 0.2% Champion
091 Margarine and shortening -9.1% 3.0% 0.2% Underachiever
812 Sanitary,plumbing,heating,lighting 73.7% 7.3% 0.2% Champion
897 Jewellery,goldsmiths and other art. -5.0% 5.2% 0.2% Underachiever
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Export
Share
27%
4%
44%
6%
80.6%
100.0%
Figure 4.5 Competitiveness of OECS Exports, 1997-2003
-40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60%
-12%
-6%
0%
6%
12%
Avg. Ann. Increase in OECS World Market Share
A
vg.Ann.Growt h
inWorldImpor t
s
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Table 4.3 OECS: Trends in Export Specialization Index by Destination, 1993-96 to 2000-03
222 World 192 CARICOM 166 European Union 189 United States
Increase ESI No. Products No. Products No. Products No. Products
Total 22 16 16 20
Food/Tobacco 9 (034,036,046,054,075, 6 (036,046,057,075, 7 (034,042,054,072, 5 (022,025,046,
081,098,111,112) 081,112) (075,098,111) 075,111)
Crude Materials 6 (273,533,551,553, 4 (273,282,553,591) 3 (273,551,562) 3 (263,273,551)
591,592)Manufactures 7 (691,723,759,772,773, 6 (674,736,763,812, 6 (759,763,772,773, 11 (621,657,723,727,759,772,
778,793) 844,846) 793,892) 773,778,786,881,892)
Others 0 0 0 1 (951)
No Change
Total 2 5 1 2
Food/Tobacco 1 (042) 3 (042,054,122) 1 (061) 1 (034)
Crude Materials 1 (554) 2 (288,592) 0 0
Manufactures 0 0 0 1 (764)
Others 0 0 0 0
Decrease ESI
Total 8 5 1 13
Food/Tobacco 4 (057,061,072,091) 2 (091,111) 1 (057) 2 (054,098)
Crude Materials 0 2 (533,554) 0 3 (269,554,592)
Manufactures 3 (642,716,845) 1 (642) 0 7 (656,692,716,771,
793,845,847)
Others 1 (941) 0 0 1 (941)
World CARICOM European Union United States
No ESI
Total 190 166 148 154
of which lost: 10 12 1 19
Food/Tobacco 0 1 (058) 0 3 (036,057,072)
Crude Materials 2 (269,424) 1 (424) 0 3 (277,282,553)
Manufactures 8 (696,697,843,844, 8 (641,681,697,723, 1 (893) 13 (658,694,696,742,744,842,
846,848,893,897) 775,831,881,899) 843,844,846,848,884,893,897)
Others 0 2 (941,961) 0 0
Note: See Table 16 of the Statistical Appendix for a list of SITC Revision 2, three-digit sectors/products.
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Source: Author's calculations using UN-COMTRADE.
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Table 4.4 Trade Complementarity Index, 1993-2003
Export Profile Import Profile 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 93-98 98-03
OECS CARICOM 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.5 2.2 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.60 1.92
United States 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.75 0.77
European Union 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.18 1.11
Dominica CARICOM 1.3 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 .. 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3 1.9 1.72 2.16
United States 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 .. 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.56 0.56
European Union 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 .. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.36 1.30
Grenada CARICOM 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.6 2.8 1.5 1.7 2.4 2.8 1.67 2.13
United States 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.89 0.89
European Union 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.05 0.96
St. Kitts CARICOM 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 .. 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.1 2.42 1.40
& Nevis United States 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 .. 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.76 0.76
European Union 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 .. 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.91 0.90
St. Lucia CARICOM 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.79 1.17United States 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.87 0.94
European Union 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.27 1.21
St. Vincent CARICOM 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.0 2.7 2.3 3.3 2.6 3.6 2.9 3.0 2.49 2.95
& the Grens. United States 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.60 0.64
European Union 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.10 1.12
Note: OECS excludes Antigua & Barbuda and Montserrat.
Source: Author using UN-COMTRADE.
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Table 5.1 Commercial Banks' Lending Rates, 1995-2004
Prime Rates Other Rates
Lending Rates (%) 1995 2000 2004 1995 2000 2004
Antigua & Barbuda 10.0 - 11.5 10.0 - 11.5 10.0 - 11.5 7.0 - 24.0 6.5 - 24.0 3.0 - 23.6
Dominica 9.0 - 10.5 9.5 - 10.5 8.5 - 10.5 7.5 - 19.0 7.5 - 20.8 7.5 - 20.0
Grenada 9.5 - 10.5 9.5 - 10.5 8.5 - 9.5 7.0 - 16.0 5.8 - 16.0 3.0 - 16.0
Montserrat 10.0 - 10.5 9.5 - 10.5 9.5 - 9.5 9.0 - 27.6 9.0 - 27.6 9.0 - 19.5
St. Kitts & Nevis 9.5 - 12.0 9.5 - 11.0 8.5 - 9.0 9.0 - 21.6 8.5 - 19.9 7.5 - 22.0
St. Lucia 9.0 - 10.0 9.5 - 10.5 9.5 - 10.0 8.5 - 23.0 7.5 - 23.0 6.0 - 23.5
St. Vincent & Grens. 9.5 - 11.0 9.5 - 11.0 9.0 - 11.0 7.0 - 16.5 5.0 - 16.5 3.0 - 21.6
OECS 9.0 - 12.0 9.5 - 11.5 8.5 - 11.5 7.0 - 27.6 5.0 - 27.6 3.0 - 23.6
Source: ECCB (2005).
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Dominica 27
St. Vin. & Grens. 26.5
OECS (avg) 22.6
Grenada 22
St. Lucia 21Barbados 18
Suriname 17
St. Kitts 16
Jamaica 16
Dom. Rep. 9.5
Trin. & Tob. 3
Figure 5.1 Electricity Costs
Dominica
St. Vin. & Grens.
OECS (avg)
Grenada
St. Lucia
Barbados
Suriname
St. Kitts
Jamaica
Dom. Rep.
Trin. & Tob.
0
5
10
15
20
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UScentsperkW
h