Economy of the Dominican Republic

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The economy of the Dominican Republic enjoys most of its success due to the services sector - which is predominantly made up of the tourism and industrial 'free zone' industries that perform light manufacturing. The country's major trade partners are the US, Canada and the UK for exports, and the US, Venezuela, and Mexico for imports. Principal exports consist of the clothing and goods manufactured in the industrial free zones, as well as cigars, sugar, coffee, tobacco, fruits and vegetables, flowers and tropical plants, cocoa, gold and silver. Principal imports consist of petroleum, industrial and agricultural raw materials, capital goods, wood, pharmaceuticals and food products.