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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.

/DEFENCE