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National economic indicator

Selected Economic Indicators, Republic of Mauritius 2006 - 2010

Indicators
 Period Unit 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010a
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES & UNIT COST
Labour force (including foreigners) - Both Sexes Year 000's 565.1 570.5 583.4 587.3 596.2
-  Male Year % 63.7 64.1 63.5 63.2 62.8
-  Female Year % 36.3 35.9 36.5 36.8 37.2
Activity Rate1 - Total Year % 59.7 58.9 59.2 59.1 59.1
-  Male Year % 77.7 77.2 76.6 76.1 75.9
-  Female Year % 42.2 41.2 42.4 42.6 43.0
Unemployment Rate2 - Total Year % 9.1 8.5 7.2 7.3 7.5
-  Male Year % 5.5 5.3 4.1 4.4 4.8
-  Female Year % 15.5 14.4 12.7 12.3 12.1
Employment by sector






-  % Primary Year % 9.4 9.1 8.3 8.3 8.2
-  % Secondary Year % 33.4 33.5 32.7 31.4 30.9
-  % Tertiary Year % 57.2 57.4 59.0 60.4 60.9
Unit labour cost (Rs.)-Change over prev.year






- Economy
% +3.0 +6.3 +8.6 +3.9 +0.0
- Manufacturing
% -0.7 +11.2 +10.0 +0.7 +0.0
- EPZ
% -2.0 +5.4 +3.4 +4.8 +0.0
INDUSTRY
Growth of "Sugar" sector Year % -2.9 -13.6 +3.7 +21.1 n.a
Growth of EPZ/EOE8 Year % +4.6 +8.0 +3.6 +0.5 n.a
Investment in EPZ/EOE Year Rs. mn 2,245 4,301 2,164 1,107 210
EPZ/EOE exports Year Rs. bn 33.6 37.8 34.9 n.a n.a
EPZ/EOE exports as a % of total exports of merchandise goods Year % 45.4 54.2 51.3 n.a n.a
TOURISM
Tourist arrivals Year No. 788,276 906,971 930,456 871,356 915,000
Growth of "Hotels and restaurants" sector Year % +3.5 +14.0 +2.7 -5.3 +5.1
Tourist arrivals increase over previous year
% +3.6 +15.1 +2.6 -6.4 +5.0
Gross earnings from Tourism Year Rs. mn 31,942 40,687 41,213 35,693 37,935
Gross earnings per tourist Year Rs. 40,521 44,860 44,293 40,963 41,459
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS AND PRICE INDICES
Gross Domestic Product at Market Prices Year Rs.bn 206.3 235.5 264.5 274.4 289.9
GDP Per Capita at Market Prices Year Rs.000 164.7 186.8 208.5 214.7 226.3
GNI Per Capita at Market prices Year Rs.000 166.0 192.4 212.3 216.1 230.2
GDP Deflator at Basic Prices Year % +6.8 +7.8 +7.3 +1.3 +1.3
Annual real GDP growth rate at Basic Prices Year % +5.1 +5.5 +5.1 +3.1 +4.1
-  Primary Year % +0.6 -5.3 +1.5 +10.5 +4.0
-  Secondary Year % +4.2 +5.0 +5.0 +2.5 +2.8
-  Tertiary Year % +5.9 +6.7 +5.8 +3.1 +4.8
Total exports of goods and services (f.o.b.) Year Rs. bn 127.1 138.5 140.2 133.0 143.5
Total imports of goods and services (f.o.b.) Year Rs. bn 150.4 162.6 179.1 162.2 180.1
Net export of goods and services Year Rs. bn -23.3 -24.1 -38.9 -29.2 -36.6
Growth of household consumption Year % +5.9 +4.5 +7.0 +2.1 +2.5
Saving rate Year % 17.1 21.2 16.6 13.9 14.4
Investment rate Year % 24.3 25.1 24.6 26.2 24.4
Growth of investment (GDFCF) Year % +19.0 +8.6 +3.6 +9.1 -2.8
Rate of inflation Year % 8.9 8.8 9.7 2.5 2.7
Consumer Price Index



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- Base:July 1996 - June 1997=100 Year Yearly Average n.ap n.ap
- Base:July 2001 - June 2002=100 Year Yearly Average 128.1 n.ap n.ap n.ap n.ap
- Base:July 2006 - June 2007=100 Year Yearly Average n.ap 103.8 113.9

Change over previous year






-   Producer Price Index - Manufacturing
% +9.8 +15.4 +15.9 -0.7 n.a
-   Producer Price Index - Agriculture
% +4.1 +7.1 +6.1 -3.4 +0.0
-   Construction  Price Index
% +6.6 +11.8 +11.0 +0.1 n.a
MONEY AND BANKING
Narrow Money* - M1 As at end June Rs.bn 25.1 28.3 n.a n.a n.a
Broad Money* - M2 As at end June Rs.bn 177.5 193.6 n.a n.a n.a
Broad Money Liabilities* (BML - M3) As at end June Rs.bn 198.4 215.4 252.2 283.8 n.a
Growth rate of M3* Year ending June % 6.7 8.6 17.0 12.5 6.8
Overall Balance of Payments* Year ending June Rs.bn -3.0 +6.6 +9.1 +2.5 n.a
Current Account Balance* Year ending June Rs.bn -10.2 -17.4 -22.2 -25.5 n.a
Net International Reserves* As at end June Rs.bn 64.7 83.5 83.9 97.8 102.8
Foreign Direct Investment in Mauritius Year Rs.mn 7,222 11,514 11,419 8,492 n.a
EXCHANGE & INTEREST RATES
US$ (Average of buying & selling) Year Rs. 31.15 31.37 28.36 31.94 n.a
Euro  (Average of buying & selling) Year Rs. 39.51 42.92 41.61 44.52 n.a
Pound Sterling  (Average of buying & selling) Year Rs. 57.83 62.86 52.73 50.07 n.a
Bank Rate* As at end June % 7.30 10.98 7.45 4.76 3.96
Prime Lending Rate* As at end June % 9.20-10.25 10.70-11.75 10.15-11.50 8.05-9.00 8.05-9.00
Interest Rates on Savings* As at end June % 5.70-6.27 7.20-7.60 6.25-7.25 4.00-4.75 4.00-4.75
STOCK MARKETS






Market Indices






-  SEM-7 (March 1998=100) As at end Dec.
264.41 477.40 267.22 360.75 0.00
-  SEMDEX (5 July 1989=100) As at end Dec.
1,204.46 1,852.21 1,182.74 1,660.87 0.00
-  SEMTRI (5 July 1989=100) As at end Dec.
3,060.71 4,868.61 3,233.74 4,712.70 0.00
Market Capitalisation As at end Dec. Rs.bn 117.0 173.1 109.3 151.2 0.0
Market Capitalisation as a % of GDP Year % 56.7 73.5 41.3 55.0 0.0
Annual Turnover Year Rs.mn 5,992.2 11,825.5 11,405.4 10,473.7 0.0

a Forecast

1 Ratio of Mauritian Labour Force to that of Mauritian population aged 16 and above

2 Ratio of unemployed to that of Mauritian Labour Force

3 EOE: Export Oriented Enterprises includes enterprises formerly operating with Export Enterprise Certificates

4 Revised Estimates

5 Source: CSO - Annual Survey in Public Funded Tertiary Institutions

Source: Central Statistics Office

 

MCB Focus report, June 2010
 
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