Economic statistics and activity

1. Gross national product (GNP or GDP)
   1. Total
      $2552.7 billion (2006 est.) (4)
   2. Rate of growth (real GNP or GDP)
      2.8% (2006 est.) (1)
2. Personal income per capita
   $31,800 (2006 est.) (1)
3. Average family income
   Household income or consumption by percentage share:
   Lowest 10%: 2.1%
   Highest 10%: 28.5% (1999) (1)
4. Distribution of wealth
   1. Income classes proportion of the population in each class
      36.8(1999) (1)
   2. Is the distribution distorted?
      Population below poverty line: 17% (2002) (1)
5. Minerals and resources
   Agriculture:
   cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish (1)
   Resources:
   coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
   Industries:
   machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods