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Untitled Document Important dates - January 1 - New Year
- January 21-Our Lady of Altagracia
- January 26-Duarte's Birthday
- February 27-Independence Day
- Thursday and Friday - Change holy as the year
- Corpus Christi - Change as the year
- August 16 - Feast of Restoration
- September 24 - Our Lady of Mercedes
- Novembres 6 - Constitution Day
- December 25-Christmas
Economic Statistics | Dominican Republic has a Gross Domestic Product of US$46,271MM. This is distributed by sectors in the following way: agriculture with 10.8%, having as main products sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa; industry with 22.9%, having as main products tourism, sugar processing, ferronickel and gold mining, textiles; and the services sector with 66.3%. | National Accounts | National Accounts | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proj. 2010 | | | | | | | | 10.7% | 8.5% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 4.0% | | 35,660 | 41,013 | 46,097 | 46,271 | 49,895 | | 3,919 | 4,458 | 4,957 | 4,871 | 5,197 | | | | 100.0% | | | | Agriculture | | | 10.8% | | | | Industry | | | 22.9% | | | | Services | | | 66.3% | | | | 5.0% | 8.9% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 6.4% | | -1.2% | 0.2% | -3.4% | -3.5% | -3.0% | GPD Growth  | . | | Trade Statistics | Regarding foreign trade, US represents its main commercial partner buying 58.1% of Dominican exports, whereas the main export products are constituted by free trade zone products. | | Foreign Trade (2008) | | | | See other countries | | | | | | | | | | | Exports | | | | Imports | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | US | | 58.1% | | US | | 39.2% | | Haiti | | 9.3% | | Venezuela | | 7.7% | | Netherlands | | 2.9% | | Mexico | | 5.4% | | Belgium | | 2.6% | | Colombia | | 4.9% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Free trade zones | | 64.5% | | Fuels | | 26.4% | | Ferro nickel | | 7.3% | | Consumer goods | | 24.0% | | Sugar & derivatives | | 1.6% | | Raw materials | | 20.7% | | Cocoa & derivatives | | 1.6% | | Free trade zones | | 15.7% | | Balance of Payments (US$ mill.) | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proy. 2010 | | | | | | | | 33.80 | 34.34 | 35.46 | 36.21 | 37.90 | | | | | | | | 6,610 | 7,160 | 6,748 | 5,463 | 6,039 | | 12,174 | 13,597 | 15,993 | 12,283 | 13,896 | | -2,604 | -3,443 | -6,283 | -3,786 | -4,786 | | % GDP | -7.3% | -8.4% | -13.6% | -8.2% | -9.6% | | -1,853 | -2,081 | -1,815 | -1,843 | -1,949 | | % GDP | -5.2% | -5.1% | -3.9% | -4.0% | -3.9% | | 3,144 | 3,401 | 3,513 | 3,293 | 3,487 | | % GDP | 8.8% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 7.0% | | -1,313 | -2,123 | -4,585 | -2,336 | -3,248 | % GDP | -3.7% | -5.2% | -9.9% | -5.0% | -6.5% | | 1,598 | 1,563 | 2,971 | 2,158 | 1,900 | | % GDP | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6.4% | 4.7% | 3.8% | | 81 | 542 | -457 | -450 | 50 | | % GDP | 0.2% | 1.3% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0.1% | | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | est. 2009 | proj. 2010 | | | | | | | | 8,774 | 10,319 | 11,446 | 12,333 | 14,385 | | % GDP | 24.6% | 25.2% | 24.8% | 26.7% | 28.8% | | | | | | | | 1,470 | 1,337 | 1,446 | 1,295 | 1,511 | | 1,103 | 899 | 1,029 | 824 | 974 | | 367 | 438 | 417 | 471 | 537 | | | | | | | Country links Media Government and Financial Entities International Agreements
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