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in 1986. The average annual increase for the three
years 1984-86 was 15%.
(e) Domestic exports increased by 16% in real terms in
1986 and increased by 27% in real terms in the first
half of 1987 as compared with the same period in 1986.
(f) Re-exports increased by 14% in real terms in 1986 and
increased by 49% in the first half of 1987 as
compared with the same period in 1986.
(g) Home Ownership flats (13,000) put on the market by
the Government in 1986 were over-subscribed by more
than 18 times.
(h)
Unemployment rate in the second quarter of 1987 at a
historic low of 1.8%.
(i)
Low tax rates a maximum of 16.5% for salaries and
18% for profits. Only 550,000 people pay salaries
tax.
The threshhold for a married man with two
children is $89,000 (£6,100).