CIA: Handbook of International Economic Statistics, 1997  
    Table 30  
    Moldova: Selected Economic Indicators 
    
      
        | Gross Domestic Product, 1993-96a | 
        Percent | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Real growth | 
        -1.2 | 
        -31.2 | 
        -3.0 | 
        -8.0 | 
       
      
        | Per capita real growth | 
        -1.1 | 
        -31.1 | 
        -2.7 | 
        -8.0 | 
       
     
    a Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Industrial Production by Selected Sector 1993-96b  | 
        Thousand 
        metric tons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Production growth (Percent) | 
        -4.2 | 
        -29.9 | 
        -6.0 | 
        -8.5 | 
       
      
        | Refrigerators (thousand units) | 
        58 | 
        53 | 
        24.1 | 
        1.2 | 
       
      
        | Washing machines (thousand units) | 
        123 | 
        81 | 
        49.2 | 
        54.0 | 
       
      
        | Televisions (thousand units) | 
        167 | 
        106 | 
        42.6 | 
        14.4 | 
       
      
        | Fabric (million square meters) | 
        2.6 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.7 | 
       
      
        | Hosiery (million pairs)  | 
        19 | 
        6 | 
        2.7 | 
        2.0 | 
       
      
        | Shoes (million pair) | 
        5 | 
        2 | 
        1.4 | 
        1.3 | 
       
     
    b Official statistics  
    
      
        | Labor Force by Sector, 1992-94, 1996c | 
        Percent | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Industry and construction | 
        29.4 | 
        20.7 | 
        19.2 | 
        14.0 | 
       
      
        | Agriculture and forestry | 
        36.3 | 
        43.0 | 
        42.1 | 
        46.0 | 
       
      
        | Trade and distribution | 
        3.2 | 
        2.8 | 
        5.0 | 
        11.0 | 
       
      
        | Transportation and communications | 
        5.0 | 
        5.0 | 
        5.0 | 
        4.0 | 
       
      
        | Other | 
        26.1 | 
        28.5 | 
        28.7 | 
        25.0 | 
       
     
    c Official statistics, as adjusted to 100 Percent..  
    
      
        | Agricultural Production by Selected Commodity, 1993-96d | 
        Thousand 
        metric tons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Production growth (Percent) | 
        9.9 | 
        -26.6 | 
        6.5 | 
        -10.0 | 
       
      
        | Total grainse | 
        3,340 | 
        1,754 | 
        3,100 | 
        1,800 | 
       
      
        | Potatoes | 
        726 | 
        475 | 
        400 | 
        300 | 
       
      
        | Vegetables | 
        777 | 
        599 | 
        700 | 
        300 | 
       
      
        | Fruit, berries, and grapes | 
        2,016 | 
        1,335 | 
        NA | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Sugar beets | 
        2,248 | 
        1,527 | 
        NA | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Sunflower seeds | 
        194 | 
        149 | 
        NA | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Soybeans | 
        9 | 
        4 | 
        NA | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Meat f | 
        186 | 
        159 | 
        141 | 
        131 | 
       
      
        | Milk | 
        976 | 
        869 | 
        828 | 
        745 | 
       
      
        | Eggs (billion) | 
        0.6 | 
        0.5 | 
        0.6 | 
        0.6 | 
       
      
        | Wool | 
        2.6 | 
        2.8 | 
        NA | 
        NA | 
       
     
    d Official statistics  
    e Clean weight includes wheat, rye, barley, corn, oats, pulses, and
    miscellaneous grains.  
    f Includes beef, veal, pork, mutton, kid, poultry, offals, and slaughter fat.  
     
    
      
        | Foreign Trade, 1993-96g | 
        Million US$ | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Exports | 
        451 | 
        617 | 
        719.5 | 
        775.3 | 
       
      
        | Imports | 
        631 | 
        745 | 
        821.9 | 
        1,048.5 | 
       
      
        | Balance | 
        -180 | 
        -128 | 
        -102.4 | 
        -273.2 | 
       
     
    g Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Selected Energy Indicators, 1994-96h | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Production:a | 
       
      
        | Oil (thousand b/d) | 
        0 | 
        0 | 
        0 | 
       
      
        | Natural gas (billion m3) | 
        0 | 
        0 | 
        0 | 
       
      
        | Coal (million metric tons) | 
        0 | 
        0 | 
        0 | 
       
      
        | Electricity (billion kWh) | 
        8.2 | 
        6.0 | 
        7.1 | 
       
     
    h Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Selected Transportation Indicators, 1992-95i | 
        Million 
        metric tons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
       
      
        | Rail freight | 
        35.0 | 
        22.1 | 
        20.1 | 
        20.5 | 
       
      
        | Truck freight | 
        113.7 | 
        66.9 | 
        66.9 | 
        68.2 | 
       
     
    i Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Per Capita Consumption of Selected Foods, 1992-95j | 
        Kilograms/ 
        month | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
       
      
        | Meat & meat preparations | 
        4.2 | 
        3.5 | 
        3.1 | 
        3.1 | 
       
      
        | Milk | 
        19.1 | 
        19.3 | 
        15.1 | 
        13.7 | 
       
      
        | Eggs (units) | 
        19 | 
        17 | 
        13 | 
        14 | 
       
      
        | Sugar and confectionary | 
        2.0 | 
        2.0 | 
        1.8 | 
        1.7 | 
       
      
        | Fruits and berries | 
        5.7 | 
        5.8 | 
        5.6 | 
        4.7 | 
       
      
        | Potatoes | 
        5.8 | 
        6.5 | 
        7.0 | 
        5.6 | 
       
      
        | Vegetables | 
        9.6 | 
        9.3 | 
        7.9 | 
        8.4 | 
       
      
        | Grain Products | 
        10.7 | 
        10.7 | 
        10.3 | 
        9.9 | 
       
     
    j Official statistics.   |