Fact Sheet 2005
As at 7th July 2006
Population of Saint Lucia	2005	164,791
Live births	2004	2,322
Birth Rate	2004	14.3
Deaths	2004	1,114
Death Rate	2004	6.9
Imports	2005	1,284 Million EC$
Imports from Caricom	2005	268 Million EC$
Total Exports	2005	173 Million EC$
Trade Balance	2005	(1,110) Million EC$
Banana Exports	Quantity	30, 007 Tonnes
	Value	41.3 Million EC$
Stayover Arrivals	2005	317,939
Visitor Expenditure	2005	961.2 Million EC $
Cruise Passengers	2005	394,364
Tourist Accomodation	2005	4467 Rooms
GDP @ Market Prices	Current Prices	2,355.81Million EC$
GDP @ Factor Cost	Constant Prices	1,366.09 Million EC$
GNP @ Market Prices	Current Prices 2004	1,984.23 Million EC$
GNP @ Market Prices	Constant Prices 2004	1,420.91 Million EC$
Labour Force	2005	80,897.50
Employed Labour Force	2005	65,772.50
Unemployed Labour Force	2005	15,125
Unemployment Rate	2005	18.65%
Pre-Schools	2003/04	111
Pre-School Enrollment	2003/04	3,957
Pre-School Teachers	2003/04	344
Primary Schools	2003/04	78
Primary School Enrollment	2003/04	25,673
Number of Primary School Girls	2003/04	12,151
Primary School Teachers	2003/04	1,039
Primary School Dropout	2003/04	194
Secondary Schools	2003/04	19
Secondary School Enrollment	2003/04	13,97
Percentage of Secondary School Girls	2003/04	56.00%
Secondary School Teachers	2003/04	730
Secondary School Dropout	2003/04	1.30%
Inflation Rate (annual change)	2005	3.90%
Balance of Payments (Overall Balance)	2003	35.99 Million EC$
Literacy Rate	1990 Lit Survey	54.10%
Iliteracy Rate	1991 Lit Survey	27.20%
Functionally Illiterate	1992 Lit Survey	18.70%
Notes: A) Negative figures are displayed in brackets
B) All figurse are subject to revisions