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Imports from UK: £362 million
Imports from UK (Jan
on Jan
A
May 1978
(machinery and transport equip-
ment: 38.1%)
(manufactured goods:
26.1%)
May 1979): £169 million up 43.2%
SOCIAL SERVICES
Education
Primary education and three years of secondary education are
Senior secondary and higher education
compulsory and free.
is heavily subsidised, and being expanded to ensure adequate
places for all who want it.
Medical Services
Provided at minimal costs in government out patient clinics
and hospitals. Comprehensive public health programme has
brought main diseases under control eg tuberculosis.
mortality, birth and death rates on a par with Western European
countries. Life expectancy 69.57 (men) 76.42 (women).
Housing
Infant
Subsidised public housing provided for 46% of the population.
Current annual rate of housing construction:
35,000 units; private sector
public sector -
30,000 units.
LABOUR
Unemployment Rate:
2.7%
Average monthly wage:
£103
Trade union membership:
estimated 400,000, 20% of labour force
Child labour now outlawed in industrial and non-industrial work.
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