Bureau of Economic Analysis
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — StarKist Samoa canned tuna export and post-disaster construction activity, following last year’s Tropical Cyclone Gita, have contributed to the 2.2% increase for American Samoa’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) for 2018, according to the federal government.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by more than 5% in 2017, according to data released more than a week ago by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the US Department of Commerce.
“Tuna canning industry exports declined significantly,”...