Economy

Karachi GDP - real growth rate:

6.1% (1997 est.)

Karachi  GDP - per capita:

purchasing power parity—$2,600 (1997 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 2.%
industry: 55.4%
services: .42.4% (1997)

Unemployment rate:

30%

Industries:

textiles, food processing, beverages, construction materials, clothing, paper products, shrimp, Steel Mills,Defence

Karachi Industrial production growth rate:

3.3% (FY96/97 est.)

Agriculture - products:

cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs

Karachi Exports:

total value: $5.2 billion (FY96/97)
commodities: cotton, textiles, clothing, rice, leather, carpets
partners: EU, US, Hong Kong, Japan

Karachi Imports:

total value: $5.4 billion (FY96/97)
commodities: petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils, animal fats, chemicals
partners: EU, Japan, US, China

Communications

Karachi Telephone

1.152 million (1997)

Karachi Telephone system:

domestic: microwave radio relay
international: satellite earth stations—3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 26, FM 8, shortwave 11

Televisions:

1.08 million (1993 est.)

Transportation

Karachi circular Railway

total: 25 km

Merchant marine:

total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 416,875 GRT/684,580 DWT
ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 15, container 3, oil tanker 1 (1997 est.)

Ports and harbors:

Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim