The mineral industries of the other islands in the Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe and Martinique, Haiti, Montserrat, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) are small. Mineral production is mostly limited to construction materials for domestic consumption, cement, and salt. Petroleum refinery products are produced in Aruba, Martinique, and the Netherlands Antilles.

2001, the mining industry played a minor role in the economy of Dominica. The country’s GDP was estimated to have fallen by more than 4%. The GDP based on purchasing power parity was $262 million in 2001 (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 2002e§). Most sectors of the economy,

which included agriculture, distribution, financial services,hotels and restaurants, manufacturing, and transportation,recorded declines. Banana exports declined by 37.9%, and earnings from these exports declined by 34.4%. In the tourism sector, visitor arrivals declined by 4.1% during the first threequarters of the year to 202,506 compared with 211,189 in the first three-quarters of 2000. Estimated visitor expenditure fell by 1.8% to $31.1 million in 2001 compared with $31.8 million in 2000 (Caribbean Development Bank, 2002, p. 39-40). The economy of Dominica was primarily dependent on the services sector. The tourism industry was still underdeveloped

owing mostly to the country’s rugged coastline, lack of beaches, and the absence of an international airport. Agriculture accounted for 18% of the GDP, while the services and industry

sectors accounted for 59% and 23%, respectively. The population was estimated to be about 70,000 as of July 2002 (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 2002e§). Dominica’s mineral products were cement, clay, limestone, pumice, sand and gravel, and volcanic ash.

Dominica's mining sector played a minor role in its economy. Pumice was the major commodity extracted from the island for export, and Dominica produced clay, limestone, volcanic ash, and sand and gravel, primarily for the construction industry.