2007 Census of Economic Activities
Phase 1 – Small establishments and itinerant units
Highlights

Introduction

The Central Statistics Office is currently conducting its fifth Census of Economic Activities (CEA) in Mauritius and Rodrigues, with 2007 as reference year. The main objective of this exercise which is carried out every five years is to collect data on the operating characteristics and structure of all types of economic activities, except agriculture where different measurement techniques are needed for data collection.

The CEA is conducted in two phases - Phase I covering a sample of small production units (i.e those engaging less than ten persons) and Phase II covering large units, that is those with ten or more persons. Data collection for Phase I was carried out from January 2007 to December 2007 while that for Phase II started in July 2008 and will be completed in March 2009.

This Economic and Social indicator presents the main results of Phase I of CEA 2007. It is to be noted that the data are provisional and have not been adjusted for any possible under-reporting while activities not covered by the CEA (agricultural activities and activities of household employees such as maids and gardeners) have not been included.

Highlights

(i) Production units

In 2007, the number of small production units (establishments and itinerant units) operating in the Island of Mauritius and Island of Rodrigues was estimated at 91,980, compared to 74,930 in 2002, that is an increase of 23%.

(ii) Employment

The total number of persons engaged in the small units was estimated at around 208,800 (154,470 males and 54,330 females), 19% higher than the figure of 175,790 (132.950 males and 42,840 females) in 2002. The figures include both full-time and part-time workers, a part-time worker being counted as one person.

The number of persons engaged per unit worked out to 2.3 same as in 2002.

(iii) Value added

Total value added generated during 2007 by the small units covered was estimated to Rs 42,130 million, 82% higher than in 2002 when a value added of Rs 23,200 million was estimated.
The contribution of the small units covered in the CEA to the economy worked out to 20% compared to 18% in 2002.

Annual value added per unit increased by 48% to Rs 458,000 in 2007 from Rs 310,000 in 2002.

(iv) Main activity of the small units

As in 2002, “Wholesale and retail trade; repair” is the most important activity among the small units. With some 35,130 units in operation in 2007, the sector employed about 73,820 persons representing 35% of the total workforce of the small units. Its value added estimated at Rs 15,130 million, represented 36% of the total value added generated by the small units covered.

August 2008

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Table 1 - Units, employment and output of small production units by industry group, CEA 2007, Republic of Mauritius

Table 2 - Small production units by industry group and region, CEA 2007, Republic of Mauritius

Table 3 - Number of small production units by employment size, CEA 2007 - Republic of Mauritius

Table 4 - Full time and part time employment in small production units, CEA 2007, Republic of Mauritius

Table 5 - Number of persons engaged in small production units by employment status and sex, CEA 2007 - Republic of Mauritius

Table 6 - Production account of small production units , CEA 2007 - Republic of Mauritius

Table 7 - Production structure of small production units , CEA 2007 - Republic of Mauritius

Table 8 - Operational ratios of small production units , CEA 2007 - Republic of Mauritius

Table 9 - Gross domestic fixed capital formation of small production units,CEA 2007, Republic of Mauritius

Table 10 - Number of small units by geographical district, CEA 2007, Republic of Mauritius

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