The economy of Guam depends mainly on US military spending and on tourist revenue. Over the past 20 years, the tourist industry grew rapidly, creating a construction boom for new hotels, golf courses and other tourist amenities. More than 1.1 million tourists visit Guam each year including about 1,000,000 from Japan and 150,000 from Korea. Setbacks in the 1990s include numerous super-typhoons, a M7.8 earthquake, and a Korean airline crash. More recently, SARS, the Iraq war and most importantly the Japan economy and accompanying yen-to-dollar adjustments have significantly impacted tourism with spending per person in retail and attraction sectors now nearly 50% compared to their peak in the mid-1990s. Nevertheless, as of 2005 tourism is finally starting to stabilize and recover. Most food and industrial goods are imported. As Guam's tourist economy continues to slowly recover, over $1 billion in military spending on the island is projected in the coming several years. The Government of Guam is the biggest employer on the island, with a payroll and retirement burden that has led in recent years to an ongoing and growing budget deficit. GDP: purchasing power parity – $5.79 billion GDP – real growth rate: 0.4% GDP – per capita:' $35,600 purchasing power parity – Uses the US dollar GDP – composition by sector: Population below poverty line: 23% Household income or consumption by percentage share: Inflation rate : 1% Labor force: 69,390 Labor force – by occupation: federal and territorial government 31%, private 69% Unemployment rate: 4.5% Budget: Industries: US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity – production: 1,734 GWh Electricity – production by source: Electricity – consumption: 1,613 GWh Electricity – exports: 0 kWh Electricity – imports: 0 kWh Agriculture – products: fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef Exports: $86.1 million Exports – commodities: mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products, construction materials, fish, food and beverage products Exports – partners: United States 25% Imports: $202.4 million Imports – commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods Imports – partners: United States 23%, Japan 19%, other 58% Debt – external: $NA Economic aid – recipient: $NA; note – although Guam receives no foreign aid, it does receive large transfer payments from the general revenues of the US Federal Treasury into which Guamanian pay no income or excise taxes. Guamanians do however contribute to Social Security and Medicare through FICA taxes. Currency: 1 United States dollar = 100 cents Exchange rates: US currency is used Fiscal year:''' 1 October – 30 September
