REVIEW OF THE ECONOMY 2013
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
THE REAL ECONOMY
20
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) 20
PETROLEUM
21
DRILLING
21
CRUDE OIL AND CONDENSATE
22
NATURAL GAS
23
LNG EXPORTS
24
PETROCHEMICALS (AMMONIA,
UREA AND METHANOL)
24
AGRICULTURE
26
OVERVIEW
26
DOMESTIC AGRICULTURE
26
MANUFACTURING
27
OVERVIEW
27
IRON AND STEEL
28
CEMENT
29
SERVICES
29
OVERVIEW
29
CONSTRUCTION
30
TOURISM
30
PRICES
31
PRODUCTIVITY
32
POPULATION
33
LABOUR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT 33
UNEMPLOYMENT
33
LABOUR FORCE / JOB CREATION
34
CONTENTS
THE INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMY
6
GLOBAL OVERVIEW
6
UNITED STATES
7
THE UNITED KINGDOM
7
THE EURO AREA
8
JAPAN
8
EMERGING ASIA
9
LATIN AMERICA
9
COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES (CIS)
10
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
(MENA)
10
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
11
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
OF CARICOM STATES
13
INTRODUCTION
13
BARBADOS
13
JAMAICA
14
GUYANA
14
ECCU
15
SUMMARY OF MACROECONOMIC
PERFORMANCE OF THE TRINIDAD
AND TOBAGO ECONOMY
17
CONTENTS
