World Language Resources 2130 Sawtelle Blvd. Inc. All Rights Reserved. It is also dependent upon France for large subsidies and imports. In addition, an increasingly large number of cruise ships visit the islands. Other vegetables and root crops are cultivated for local consumption, although Guadeloupe is still dependent on imported food, which comes mainly from France.
Light industry consists mostly of sugar and rum production.
Most manufactured goods and fuel are imported. Unemployment is especially high among the young.