Main Economic Indicators

		1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Population (Island of Mauritius)		1,009,332	1,017,307	1,024,571	1,035,807	1,049,967	1,063,400	1,077,946	1,087,343
Real annual growth rate (GDP at factor cost)	%	6.1	4.7	7.2	4.3	6.7	4.9	5.2	5.5
GDP at market prices	mn	2,069	2,116	2,559	2,738	3,193	3,200	3,507	4,042
Per capita GNP at market prices	mn	1,992	2,060	2,475	2,649	2,955	2,919	3,132	3,570
Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation (Investment)	mn	595	562	798	791	887	910	1,089	1,073
Inflation Rate	%	9.2	12.6	13.5	7.0	4.6	10.5	7.3
Total Imports (c.i.f. value)	mn	1,299	1,326	1,616	1,558	1,623	1,718	1,919	2,062
Total Exports (f.o.b. value)	mn	1,031	1,018	1,228	1,233	1,322	1,333	1,375	1,611
Balance of Visible Trade	mn	-20	-20	-26	-21	-19	-22	-30	-26
Export Processing Zone - Exports	mn	608	594	772	775	841	896	921	1,084
Overall Balance of Payments	mn	203	131	205	199	196	-40	-17	6
Sugar Production	metric tons	634,224	568,301	624,302	611,340	643,168	565,026	500,209	550,000
Tourist Arrivals		239,300	262,790	291,550	300,670	335,400	374,630	400,526	420,000
Tourist Earnings	mn	177	183	244	252	299	300	337
Foreign Reserves *	mn	413	459	648	778	975	806	777	776
Unemployment rate	%	3.6	3.3	2.6	2.1	2.1	1.8	1.6

(*) Includes Reserve Position of Mauritius in IMF as from 1991

mn - million US$

Source: Central Statistical Office

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