2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||
2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | 4 Qtr | 1 Qtr | |
Output | ||||||||
Industrial production (2007=100) | 109.7 | 102.8 | 119.6 | 95.5 | 107.9 | 104.7 | 126.9 | n/a |
Industrial production (% change, year on year) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 4.9 | -1.6 | 1.8 | 6.1 | n/a |
Prices | ||||||||
Consumer prices (2000=100) | 116.5 | 117.7 | 117.3 | 118.5 | 119.4 | 120.5 | 122.4 | 126.6 |
Consumer prices (% change, year on year) | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 |
Financial indicators | ||||||||
Exchange rate MRs:US$ (av) | 33.1 | 31.6 | 29.9 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 29.4 |
Exchange rate MRs:US$ (end-period) | 32.1 | 30.5 | 30.3 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 30.1 | 30.4 | 28.4 |
Deposit rate (av; %) | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Lending rate (av; %) | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
3-month money market rate (av; %) | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
M1 (end-period; MRs m) | 54,085 | 54,760 | 60,904 | 58,847 | 59,262 | 57,086 | 63,835 | 60,012 |
M1 (% change, year on year) | 17.2 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 |
M2 (end-period; MRs m) | 282,222 | 281,387 | 296,480 | 297,312 | 302,944 | 300,567 | 319,124 | 315,401 |
M2 (% change, year on year) | 12.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
Semdex stockmarket index (end-period; Jul 31st 1989=100) | 1,417 | 1,655 | 1,661 | 1,639 | 1,654 | 1,761 | 1,967 | 2,006 |
Sectoral trends | ||||||||
Sugar exports (‘000 tonnes) | 15 | 123 | 93 | 41 | 117 | 122 | 152 | 116 |
Tourist arrivals ('000) | 181 | 195 | 262 | 250 | 189 | 208 | 288 | 263 |
Tourism receipts (MRs m) | 7,984 | 7,436 | 10,008 | 11,021 | 8,789 | 8,358 | 11,289 | 11,949 |
Foreign trade (MRs m) | ||||||||
Exports fob | 14,699 | 16,130 | 16,538 | 14,157 | 17,304 | 17,650 | 20,445 | 17,778 |
Export-orientated enterprises | 9,682 | 9,088 | 9,411 | 8,477 | 10,206 | 10,519 | 10,615 | 9,605 |
Imports cif | -28,498 | -28,887 | -35,709 | -28,803 | -34,018 | -33,264 | -39,309 | -34,725 |
Export-orientated enterprises | 4,222 | 5,072 | 5,241 | 4,626 | 5,256 | 5,611 | 5,124 | 5,164 |
Trade balance | -13,799 | -12,757 | -19,171 | -14,646 | -16,714 | -15,614 | -18,864 | -16,947 |
Foreign payments (US$ m) | ||||||||
Merchandise trade balance | -357 | -351 | -576 | -422 | -463 | -450 | -561 | n/a |
Services balance | 113 | 141 | 209 | 217 | 148 | 99 | 247 | n/a |
Income balance | -48 | -5 | 49 | 59 | 36 | 86 | 21 | n/a |
Net transfer payments | 32 | 35 | 138 | 3 | 39 | 60 | 81 | n/a |
Current-account balance | -260 | -180 | -179 | -142 | -240 | -205 | -213 | n/a |
Reserves excl gold (end-period) | 1,943 | 2,119 | 2,179 | 2,089 | 2,059 | 2,320 | 2,442 | 2,575 |
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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