26 + REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

 Alexander Hamilton Airport, St. Groia
 Passengers
 Landings
 In Out

Pan American World Airways. ---- ------. ------ 291 8,038 8,034
Caribbean Atlantic Airlines ....... ------- ........----- 3,264 52, 224 55,488
Nonscheduled and private aircraft .............------------- 2, 892 ---
Military aircrafts_-- ------ ---------- 2,000 ---- ----
Passengers, nonscheduled and private planes-- --------- ---- 15,000 15,000
Passengers, Military and Government planes .----. -------- ------------. 10,103 10,102
 Total .----. ------------------ ----- 8,447 85,365 88,624

Division of Trade

 The Virgin Islands economy progressed during the year at a record
pace. Economic indicators were a substantial increase of $2.3 million
in Government revenues; a healthy increase in employment and per
capital income; a 25 percent rise in small manufacturing industries
and payrolls; a substantial increase in imports; completion of a deep-
water pier at Frederiksted, St. Croix, calculated to at least double
shipping in the near future; opening of the jet airport at the Alexan-
der Hamilton airport in St. Croix; lengthening of the Harry S.
Truman Airport in St. Thomas to accommodate turbo-prop jets;
operation of the first salt water distillation plant on St. Thomas
which produces 275,000 gallons of fresh water daily, and the establish-
ment in St. Croix of Harvey Aluminum Virgin Islands, Inc., a $25
million industry which will employ some 1,500 workers during the
construction period and 400 on a permanent basis upon completion
of plant facilities.
 Real estate sales throughout the Virgin Islands averaged one mil-
lion dollars per month. Sectors of the economy, including trade,
public services, transportation, finance and other services followed
the general pattern of the increase.
 Imports rose to $50 million, an increase of 18.5 percent over the
 previous year. Exports on the contrary increased by only 10 percent
 for a total of $9.1 million. Imports of raw materials and semifabri-
 cated products used in production accounted for the largest increase
 in imports, followed by motor vehicles, construction material, food
 and machinery, equipment and other capital goods which contribute
 to the productive capacity of the Virgin Islands economy. Ship-
 ments of raw sugar to the United States accounted for the highest in-
 crease in exports.
 Personal income reflected an appreciable increase and the average
 income per family rose to approximately $3,865 and income per
 capital to $953. The apparent high family income is accounted for by
 the fact that in most instances both husband and wife work.