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Country Report Mauritius February 2011
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| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | |
| Prices | ||||||||
| Consumer prices (2000=100) | 115.7 | 116.5 | 117.7 | 117.3 | 118.5 | 119.4 | 120.5 | 122.4 |
| Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| Financial indicators | ||||||||
| Exchange rate MRs:US$ (av) | 33.3 | 33.1 | 31.6 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 30.7 | 30.1 |
| Exchange rate MRs:US$ (end-period) | 33.1 | 32.1 | 30.5 | 30.3 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 30.1 | 30.4 |
| Deposit rate (av; %) | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | n/a |
| Lending rate (av; %) | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | n/a |
| 3-month money market rate (av; %) | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | n/a |
| M1 (end-period; MRs m) | 50,953 | 54,085 | 54,760 | 60,904 | 58,847 | 59,262 | 57,086 | 63,835 |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | 15.0 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| M2 (end-period; MRs m) | 276,755 | 282,222 | 281,387 | 296,480 | 297,312 | 302,944 | 300,567 | 319,124 |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | 15.1 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Semdex stockmarket index (end-period; Jul 31st 1989=100) | 1,072 | 1,417 | 1,655 | 1,661 | 1,639 | 1,661 | 1,761 | 1,654 |
| Sectoral trends | ||||||||
| Sugar exports (‘000 tonnes) | 111 | 15 | 123 | 93 | 41 | 117 | 122 | n/a |
| Tourist arrivals (’000) | 233 | 181 | 195 | 263 | 250 | 189 | 208 | 288 |
| Tourist nights (‘000) | 2,275 | 1,625 | 1,950 | 2,750 | 2,400 | 1,700 | 2,100 | n/a |
| Tourism receipts (MRs m) | 10,265 | 7,984 | 7,436 | 10,008 | 11,021 | 8,789 | 8,358 | n/a |
| Foreign trade (MRs m) | ||||||||
| Exports fob | 14,262 | 14,714 | 16,211 | 16,597 | 14,157 | 17,304 | 17,650 | n/a |
| Export-orientated enterprises | 7,885 | 9,682 | 9,088 | 9,411 | 8,477 | 10,206 | 10,519 | n/a |
| Imports cif | -25,392 | -28,498 | -28,912 | -35,501 | -28,803 | -33,971 | -33,264 | n/a |
| Import-orientated enterprises | 3,784 | 4,222 | 5,072 | 5,241 | 4,626 | 5,256 | 5,611 | n/a |
| Trade balance | -11,130 | -13,784 | -12,701 | -18,904 | -14,646 | -16,667 | -15,614 | n/a |
| Foreign payments (US$ m) | ||||||||
| Merchandise trade balance | -285 | -357 | -351 | -576 | -421 | -463 | -450 | n/a |
| Services balance | 169 | 113 | 141 | 209 | 218 | 148 | 98 | n/a |
| Income balance | 58 | -48 | -5 | 49 | 62 | 36 | 89 | n/a |
| Net transfer payments | 18 | 32 | 35 | 138 | 3 | 39 | 16 | n/a |
| Current-account balance | -39 | -260 | -180 | -179 | -138 | -240 | -247 | n/a |
| Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 1,697 | 1,943 | 2,119 | 2,179 | 2,089 | 2,059 | 2,320 | 2,442 |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Ministry of Finance and Economic Development; Stock Exchange of Mauritius; Bank of Mauritius; Central Statistics Office. | ||||||||
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