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Asgrain productionduringtheperiodof1992-
2006increasedfrom232thousand tonsto2566tonsandis
expected to reach3248thousand tons in2009.
2- Industrialization
The cumulative industrial capital of the country at the beginning
Of2008 was around Dh72 billion, with Dh38.9 billion of that
Total accounted for by Abu Dhabi Dh17.1 billion by Dubai;
Dh6.4 billion by Fujairah; Dh4.03 billion by Sharjah;
Dh4.2billion by Ra’s al-Khaimah; Dh1.49 billion by Ajman;
andDh483 million by Umm al-Qaiwain.
Despite this fact, the GCC member states are considered among
the most consuming groups of iron and steel products at the
individual level reaching over 378 kg of steel per person
annually, while the individual consumption per person at the
world level is 182 kg.
The GCC economies are small open economies that have relied
on the rest of the world to sell their major source of income, Oil,
and buy in return almost all their needs of consumer
goods,capital goods, and labor services.
4- Tourism:
Tourism industry in the UAE is not only one of the fastest
growing sectors in the economy, it is also one of the greatest
success stories in the region.