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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

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10.5

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LuciaSt. Vincent & Grens.

1990-1995

1995-2000

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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%

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100%

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Grenada St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Grens.

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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

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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

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US / Canada

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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%

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90%

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Food & Agriculture Manufactures Fuels & Metals Other

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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

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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


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%

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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.



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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

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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.

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