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Better Connectivity to Break the Cycle - Insufficient cross-island
connectivity limits market size for local firms
Trade in goods is very small and is currently being accomplished by a system of vessels,
and involves almost no vehicle traffic. The inter-island trade in services (such as
plumbers, electricians, and construction contractors) is also very small, because of the
lack of vehicle transport capacity.
Trade 2008 summary by origin and destination (Tonnes)
Country
From
Barbados` Dominica Grenada St. Lucia
St. Vincent &
the
Grenadines
Trinidad &
Tobago
Total
To
Barbados
38,167
523
8,467
5,127
399,673
451,957
Dominica
1,666
4,027
4,388
3,104
44,995
58,180
Grenada
5,084
218
1,014
1,648
160,098
168,062
St. Lucia
21,870
531
3,690
10,910
146,442
183,443
T. Vincent & the Grenadines
21,810
403
502
2,166
106,418
131,299
Trinidad & Tobago
59,168
2,129
414
51,883
12,331
125,925
Total
109,598
41,448
9,156
67,918
33,120
\857,626
1,118,866