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Jordan Economy and Trade – a brief information |
Population (million)
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6,053,193 9 (2007 est)
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Population Growth Rate (%)
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2,412
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Area (thousand sq. km)
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92.3
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Literacy Rate (%)
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87.0
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GDP at Market Prices (JD,
Million)
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9,012,2 JD 2005 est*
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Real GDP Growth Rate (%)
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6%
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Inflation Rate (%)
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6,3
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GDP per Capita (JD)
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1649.1 JD 2005 est
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Govt. Domestic Revenues
(JD, Million)
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1485.0*
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Govt. External Revenues
(JD, Million)
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203.0*
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Govt. Current Expenditures
(JD, Million)
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1676.0*
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Govt. Capital Expenditures
(JD, Million)
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326.0*
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Labor Force (thousand)
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1,512 million ( 2006 est)
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Exchange Rate
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1
JD=US$1.41
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Main Imports
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Machinery and transport
equipment, food and livestock, manufactured goods and crude oil.
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Main Exports
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Pharmaceuticals,
chemicals, fertilizers, phosphate, potash, cement, agricultural, and
food products and light industries.
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Number of Banks &
Branches
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451
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Population / Bank Branch
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10200
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Number of Airports
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3
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Number of Hospitals
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77
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Number of Classified
Hotels
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314
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Number of Universities
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21
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Time
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GMT+2
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Business Hours
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8-5
(Sat-Thur)
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* Preliminary
Origins of GDP
Sectors
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%
Of Total
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006*
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Agriculture
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6.4
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6.0
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6.3
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5.3
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Mining & Quarrying
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2.2
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3.0
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2.9
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3.1
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Manufacturing
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15.5
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14.8
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13.3
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13.7
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Electricity & Water
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3.2
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3.6
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3.7
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3.9
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Construction
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9.0
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8.5
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7.9
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6.9
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Trade, Restaurants &
Hotels
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4.6
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4.7
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5.0
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5.8
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Transport &
Communications
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13.9
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14.3
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15.3
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15.2
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Finance, Insurance, Real
Estate & Business Services
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21.7
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21.7
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21.8
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21.9
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Social & Personal
Services
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2.8
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3.0
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3.1
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3.3
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Producers of Government
Services
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21.3
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20.9
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21.2
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21.5
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Producers of private Non
Profit Services for Households
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1.3
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1.3
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1.3
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1.2
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Domestic Household
Services
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0.2
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0.1
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0.1
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0.1
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Less: Imputed bank Service
Charge
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-2.1
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-1.9
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-1.9
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-1.9
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Components of GDP as % Of total
Year
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Investment
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Consumption
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Exports
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Imports
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2001
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34.2
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98.5
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51.5
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84.2
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2002
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36.9
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93.9
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50.9
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81.7
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2003
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34.2
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89.7
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49.3
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73.2
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2004
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34.1
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87.8
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53.5
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75.4
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2005
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31.8
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94.6
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55.1
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81.5
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2006
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26.7
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96.4
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51.2
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74.3
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* Preliminary
Domestic exports by commodity 2006
Goods
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Exports*
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Comparative
advantage (%)
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Phosphates
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139717
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13.4
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Food
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130745
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12.5
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Potash
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111502
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10.7
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Fertilizers
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103671
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9.9
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Medicaments
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101058
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9.6
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Mach. & Transport Equipments
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44334
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4.2
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Live Animals
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33637
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3.3
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Clothes
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33024
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3.2
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Paper and Cardboard
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30388
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2.9
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Others
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315976
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30.3
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Total
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1,044,052
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100%
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* Thousands, JD
Avg.
exchange rates of major foreign currencies
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Units per JD (2006) |
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| Selling | Buying | |
| US Dollar | 1.408 | 1.412 |
| Sterling Pound | 0.849 | 0.853 |
| D. Mark | 2.475 | 2.488 |
| French Franc | 8.297 | 8.339 |
| Japanese Yen | 184.0 | 184.9 |
Industrial Production
Year
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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A) Mining &
Quarrying
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Phosphate
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4,983.9
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5,421.5
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5,895.6
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5,927.2
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Potash
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1,780.0
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1,765.5
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1,415.6
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1,529.3
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B) Manufacturing
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Fodder (1000 ton)
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54.3
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54.4
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72.7
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67.7
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Alcoholic drink (1000 liter)
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6,846.5
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7,972.3
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7,824.9
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7,848.6
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Cigarettes (Million.Cig.)
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3,666.6
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