Hotels, restaurants, tour companies, and souvenir shops are mach in evidence on the west coast. However, while once all-important tin mining has ceased, tourism is by no means the is land's only activity. Agriculture remains important to a large number of people, and covers by far the most part of the island. Principal crops are rubber, coconuts,cashews,and pineapples. Prawn farming has largely taken over the east and south coasts.
Pearl farming is also important.
Phuket's fishing port is at all times filled. With so many healthy industries supplying income, construction has become a major factor in employment. This ranges from massive public works projects, large office buildings and hotels, and housing estates with hundreds of units, down to single family homes, apartments and additions. This figure numbers those who are registered as living in Phuket. Phuket's attraction as a center of economic activity has resulted in many living on the island whose registration is elsewhere.