Manufacturing sector
Value added of the manufacturing segment, exclusive of sugar milling, went up by 1.5 percent in current rupees from Rs 47.1 billion in 2009 to Rs 47.8 billion in 2010. Globally, real growth rate increased from 2.1 percent in 2009 to 2.9 percent in 2010, despite the difficult business environment and significant weaknesses on the country’s main markets. The increase is explained by the good performance of the food and other sub-sector. As for textiles industry, there is a decrease between 2009 and 2010 if we compare in current rupees. But it should be noted that in real terms, this sub-sector rose by 1 percent in 2010 after a negative growth of 0.2 percent in 2009.
Total employment in the manufacturing sector exclusive of sugar milling decreased from 82,635 employees in March 2009 to 80,217 in March 2010. This is mainly due to lay-offs in the textile industry.
MANUFACTURING |
|
|
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Food |
Rs bn |
10.2 |
12.2 |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.6 |
Textile |
Rs bn |
12.9 |
14.7 |
13.9 |
14.2 |
13.7 |
Other |
Rs bn |
12.4 |
13.3 |
16.2 |
16.9 |
17.5 |
Total manufacturing (excluding sugar milling) |
Rs bn |
35.5 |
40.2 |
46.0 |
47.1 |
47.8 |
Food/GDP |
% |
5.4 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
Textile/GDP |
% |
6.8 |
6.8 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
Other sector/GDP |
% |
6.6 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
Total manufacturing/GDP |
% |
18.8 |
18.7 |
18.9 |
18.7 |
18.0 |
Growth rates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food |
% |
10.2 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
Textile |
% |
5.2 |
9.9 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
Other |
% |
1.2 |
-4.4 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
Total manufacturing |
% |
5.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
Employment in large establishments |
No |
91,021 |
92,261 |
93,877 |
82,635 |
80,217 |
Employment in manufacturing/total employment in large enterprises |
% |
31 |
30.8 |
30.5 |
27.8 |
26.5 |
Export Oriented Companies
As for the export oriented manufacturing enterprises, activities has decreased slightly by 0.6 percent from Rs 17.4 billion in 2009 to reach Rs 17.3 billion in 2010, due to the average weakening of the major currencies against the rupee and the low consumer sentiment on our main markets limiting the consumer expenditure. Its contribution to GDP should amount to 6.5 percent in 2010 against 6.9 percent in 2009.
The number of EOE dropped from 414 in September 2009 to 386 in September 2010. The latest employment figures for export oriented enterprises indicate a decrease from 57,107 in September 2009 to 56,624 in September 2010.
Export value from the export oriented enterprises, which accounted for about 59 percent of total exports in 2010, rose by 9.2 percent to Rs 39.3 billion in 2010. The highest increases in the export value are for: Jewellery, goldsmiths & silversmiths wares (108 percent); Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones (58.5 percent) and Crude materials except fuels (47 percent).
The value of total imports, for EOE, increased by 22.9 percent from Rs 17.3 billion in 2009 to Rs 21.3 billion in 2010. Imports of raw materials represented 86.5 percent of EOE import bills in 2010 compared to 84.9 percent over the corresponding period in 2009.
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EXPORT ORIENTED ENTERPRISES
|
|
Unit |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Value added at current basic prices |
Rs Bn |
15.2 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
17.4 |
17.3 |
Value added/GDP |
% |
8 |
8.3 |
7.3 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
No. of enterprises |
No. |
441 |
404 |
412 |
414 |
386 |
Employment |
No. |
64,962 |
67,314 |
62,276 |
58,566 |
57,836 |
Investment |
Rs Bn |
2.4 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
Exports |
Rs Bn |
33.6 |
37.8 |
35.1 |
36.0 |
39.3 |
Exports/total exports |
% |
45.4 |
54.3 |
51.6 |
58.3 |
59.1 |
Imports |
Rs Bn |
19 |
21 |
20.2 |
17.3 |
21.3 |
Imports of raw materials/Imports |
% |
88.3 |
86.8 |
94.3 |
84.9 |
86.5 |
More information can be obtained from:
Statistics Mauritius: http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/cso
Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Co-operatives (Industry and SME Division) : http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/industry-site
Enterprise Mauritius : http://www.enterprisemauritius.biz/
Small Enterprises & Handicraft Development Authority :http://www.sehda.org/ |
