Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies
Table 6. Dominican Republic: Employment by Sector, 1 996
Sector
Employees
Agriculture 310,500
Commerce 545,700
Construction 126,600
Energy 13,700
Manufacturing 428,400
Mining 8,800
Transportation and Communications 185,700
Source: Based on information from Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana.
Table 7.
Dominican Republic: Agricultural and Livestock Production,
1997
(in tons)
Product
Production
Beef 79,000
Cocoa 56,000
Coffee 96,000
Poultry 156,000
Rice 521,000
Sugarcane 6,296,000
Tobacco 38,000
Source: Based on information from Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana.
Table 8. Dominican Republic: Mineral Production, 1993-97
Mineral 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Gold (troy ounces) 8,000 49,000 106,000 118,000 76,000
Silver (troy ounces) 39,000 296,000 677,000 547,000 399,000
Nickel (tons) 13,000 31,000 31,000 30,000 33,000
Source: Based on information from Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana.
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