Economy
Economic Activities
"Corn is the chief subsistence crop, and rice, beans, oilseeds, and sorghum are also grown; coffee and sugar are the major cash crops. Food and beverage processing is important and petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer,textiles, furniture, and light metals are among El Salvador's leading manufactures."
-The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2012, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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economic system
El Salvador's economy has traditionally been agricultural, but services and industry now employ a greater percentage of the workforce and account for a much higher percentage of the gross domestic product.
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Exports
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Offshore assembly products, coffee, sugar, shrimp, textiles, and chemicals are El Salvador's main exports. The leading imports are raw materials, consumer and capital goods, fuel, food, petroleum, and electricity. The United States is by far the largest trading partner.
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Money
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El Salvador's currency is the U.S. dollar.
Exchange rate to the us dollar
Since El Salvador's currency is the U.S. dollar then the exchange rate is the same, and with international restaurants in El Salvador, like Pizza Hut, McDonalds, or Wendy's.