American Samoa

POPULATION

YEARLY ESTIMATE

2006 66,900
2005 65,500
2004 64,100
2003 62,600
2002 60,800
2001 59,400

POPULATION 2005
H/hold Income & Exp. Survey
Samoans: 59,150
Tonga's: 2,060
Others: 3,260
TOTAL: 64,470

VISITOR ARRIVAL
AMERICAN SAMOA 2006
Business 4,643
Tourist 6,972
Visit relative 12,861
Employment 5,792
TOTAL: 30,268

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Annual Average Inflation Rate
2006 3.0
2005 5.2
2004 7.1
2003 2.3
2002 1.3
2001 1.9

TRADE STATISTICS [USD000]

Total Imports

2006 341.5
2005 506.2
2004 603.7
2003 623.8
2002 499.2

Total Exports

2006 431.7
2005 373.8
2004 445.6
2003 459.5
2002 388.1
Location and Geography  
Capital Pago Pago
Land Area 77 square miles
  200 sq kilometers
Total Islands and islets 7
Main Island Tutuila, 58 square miles
  145 sq kilometers
Location & distance from AS:  
   Suva, Fiji 888 miles
   Papeete, Tahiti 1,236 miles
   Honolulu, Hawaii 2,276 miles
   Auckland, New Zealand 1,600 miles
   Sydney, Australia 2,700 miles
   Hong Kong SAR 8,283 miles
Population and demographics  
Population Est. July 2006 66,900
Census 2000 57,291
Annual population growth rate 2.3%
Median age 21 years
Per capita income $4,357
Median household income $18,219
Average household size 6.1
Unemployment rate 5.2%
Poverty level 61.0%
Economic characteristics  
Cost of living 2nd Qtr. 2006 3.7%
Minimum wages ranges $2.63-$4.09
   Fish canning & processing $3.26
   Bottling, Brewing, Dairy $3.19
   Hotel $3.00
   Garment manufacturing $2.68
Employment (mid 2006) 17,398
   ASG & Authorities 5,897 (33.9%)
   Canneries 4,757 (27.3%)
   Secondary 6,744 (38.8%)
Total Exports FY 2005 $374 million
Total Imports  FY 2005 $506 million
Imports from Australasia Countries: $87,429,570
   Australia $26,637,228
   China $1,426,090
   Hong Kong $797,857
   India $285,824
   Japan $3,857,256
   Korea $16,662,018
   Malaysia $274,638
   Philipines $2,078,856
   Singapore $24,686,330
   Thailand $5,791,158
   Taiwan $4,932,315
Imports from United States $122,431,133
2003 GDP $ 510.1 million
2002 GDP $ 493.8 million
2001 GDP $ 468.1 million
2000 GDP $ 437.9 million
1999 GDP $ 444.2 million
2003 Per capita GDP(goods & services) $8,052.00
2002 Economic Census  
Total sales/receipts/revenues/shipments All sectors $993,940,000
   Construction $44,210,000
   Manufacturing $503,854,000
   Wholesale trade $86,788,000
   Retail trade $154,593,000
   Transportation and warehousing $15,530,000
   Information $18,741,000
   Finance and insurance $28,265,000
   Real estate and rental and leasing $9,055,000
   Professional, scientific & technical svs. $53,295,000
   Administrative and support/waste mgmt. $9,100,000
   Educational services $3,320,000
   Health care and social assistance $27,535,000
   Accommodation and food services $21,335,000
   Other services(except administration) $16,489,000
   
Registered businesses  
   Mid 2006 2,674
   FY 2005 2,983 (%change of 2.16 from FY 2004)
   FY 2004 2,920 (%change of 6.3 from FY 2003)
   FY 2003 2,747 (%change of 1.37 from FY 2002)
   FY 2002 2,710

 

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