Business Activity Statistics
July 2010 – June 2011

Highlights

Licences and registrations

1. The total number of licensed and registered activities in the island of Mauritius increased by around 4% from 128,145 in June 2010 to 133,193 in June 2011. During the same period, the highest growth rate in the number of business activities was registered in the industry group ‘Health and social work’ (19%), followed by ‘Construction’ (8%), ‘Real estate, renting and business activities’ (6%) and ‘Manufacturing’ (6%).

2. In June 2011, the industry group ‘Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, personal and household goods’ had the greatest number of business activities (55%), followed by ‘Transport, storage and communications’ (17%).

3. The number of business activities was higher in rural (73,163 or 55%) than in urban areas (60,030 or 45%). This is true for all industry groups except ‘Health and social work’ (with 67% of activities in urban regions), ‘Real estate, renting and business activities’ (61%), ‘Education’ (56%) and ‘Financial intermediation’ (52%).

November 2011

More: Business Activity Statistics July 2010 – June 2011

Introduction

Table 1 - Evolution of licences between July 2010 and June 2011

Table 2 - Licences by industry group and district as at June 2011

Table 3 - Registrations by industry group and district as at June 2011

Table 4 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by industry group as at June, 2010 and 2011

Table 5 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by industry group and region as at June 2011

Table 6 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by industry group and district as at June 2011

Table 7.1 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Manufacturing' as at June 2011

Table 7.2 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Electricity, gas and water supply' as at June 2011

Table 7.3 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Construction' as at June 2011

Table 7.4 - Adjusted ¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Hotels and restaurants' as restaurants at June 2011

Table 7.5 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, personal and household goods' as at June 2011²

Table 7.6 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Transport, storage and communications' as at June 2011

Table 7.7 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Financial intermediation;real estate and business activities, as at June 2011

Table 7.8 - Adjusted¹ licences and registrations by activity and district for industry group 'Education; health and social work;community, social and personal service activities' as at June 2011

 

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