Digest of Productivity & Competitiveness statistics 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Productivity Indicators
Economic Productivity Measures
Competitiveness Indicators
Estimates of Capital Stock
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 The relevance of productivity measurement
1.2 The productivity process
1.3 Coverage
1.4 Caution to users
2.1 Structure of the economy
2.2 Output and inputs
2.3 Trends in Labour productivity
2.4 Trends in Capital productivity
2.5 Capital - labour ratio and capital - output ratio
2.6 Trends in Multifactor productivity
2.7 Comparison of productivity trends
2.8 Trends in Unit Labour Cost
2.9 Growth accounting
3.1 Background
3.2 Output and inputs
3.3 Trends in Labour productivity
3.4 Trends in Capital productivity
3.5 Trends in Multifactor productivity
3.6 Trends in Unit Labour Cost
4.1 Background
4.2 Output and inputs
4.3 Productivity trends
4.4 Trends in Unit Labour Cost
5.1 General
5.2 Trends in Unit Labour Cost
5.3 International comparison of ULC in the Manufacturing sector - 2007
5.4 Evolution of market share

1. APPROACH TO PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT
2. INDICATORS FOR THE TOTAL ECONOMY
3. INDICATORS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR
4. INDICATORS FOR THE EXPORT ORIENTED ENTERPRISES
5. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

TABLES
A The Total Economy by industry group
A.1 Real output by industry group, 2002-2008
A.2 Labour input by industry group, 2002-2008
A.3 Capital input by industry group, 2002-2008
A.4 Labour Productivity by industry group, 2002-2008
A.5 Capital Productivity by industry group, 2002-2008
A.6 Mulifactor Productivity by industry group, 2002-2008
A.7 Economic Productivity based on Gross Output by industry group, 2002-2008
A.8 Economic Productivity based on Value Added by industry group, 2002-2008

B Series
B 1 Total Economy
B 1.1 Productivity Trends - Total Economy, 1988 - 2008

B 2 The Manufacturing sector
B 2.1 Productivity Trends - Manufacturing sector, 1988 - 2008

B 3 The Export Oriented Enterprises
B 3.1 Productivity Trends - EOE sector, 1988 - 2008

B 4 The EOE Textile subsector
B 4.1 Productivity Trends - EOE Textile subsector, 1988 - 2008

B 5 The EOE Non textile subsector
B 5.1 Productivity Trends - EOE Non textile subsector, 1988 - 2008

Trends in Unit Labour Cost, Capital-Output Ratio and Capital-Labour Ratio - EOE sector, 1988 - 2008
Trends in Unit Labour Cost, Capital-Output Ratio and Capital-Labour Ratio - EOE Textile subsector, 1988 - 2008
Trends in Unit Labour Cost, Capital-Output Ratio and Capital-Labour Ratio - EOE Non textile subsector, 1988 - 2008
Trends in Unit Labour Cost, Capital-Output Ratio and Capital-Labour Ratio - Total Economy, 1988 - 2008
Trends in Unit Labour Cost, Capital-Output Ratio and Capital-Labour Ratio - Manufacturing sector, 1988 - 2008

C Productivity related indicators
C1 Labour Force, employment and unemployment, 1988 - 2008
C2 Employment in large establishments by sex and industry group, March 2005 to March 2008
C3 Average monthly earnings in large establishments by industry group, March 2005 to March 2008
C4 Index of average monthly earnings in large establishments by industry group, March 2005 to March 2008
C5 Inflation, real monthly earnings and labour productivity in the EOE sector, 1988 to 2008
C6 Gross Domestic Product by industry group at current basic prices, 1998 to 2008
C7 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita and per worker, 1998 to 2008
C8 Gross Domestic Product sectoral growth rates - (% over previous year), 1998 to 2008
C9 Compensation of employees by industry group at current prices, 2006 to 2008
C10 Compensation of employees as a percentage of value added by industry group, 2006 to 2008
C11 Compensation of employees by industry group at current basic prices for General Government , 2006 to 2008
C12 Value added by industry group at current basic prices for General Government, 2006 to 2008
C13 Composition of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation at current prices by type and use, 1998 to 2008
C14 Composition of Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation, annual real growth rates (%), by type and use, 1998 to 2008
C15 Exports and imports of goods and services, 1988 to 2008
C16 Export and import price indices and terms of trade, 2004 - 2008
C17 Export and import of goods by the EPZ/EOE sector, 1988 to 2008
C18 Evolution of market share in main partner countries by product group, 2005 to 2008
C19 Budgetary central government debt and net international reserves, 1988 to 2008 (June)

D Infrastructure quality related indicators
D1 ICT access as at end of year, 2003 - 2007
D2 Selected telephone and ICT tariffs, 2003 - 2007
D3 Electricity Tariffs for Commercial and Industrial consumers, 2007 , 2009
D4 Water Tariffs for Commercial and Industrial consumers, 2000, 2008 - 2009
D5 Road network, 2004-2008
D6 Yearly rent for industrial building per square foot, 2007 - 2008
D7 Export rate of textile products from SSR International Airport to selected Airports, 2007 - 2008
D8 Import rate of textile products from selected Airports to SSR International Airport, 2007 - 2008

E International comparison of competitiveness indicators
E1 Exchange rates - National currency units per U.S dollar, 1998 to 2008
E2 Hourly labour cost in national currency for the Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2007
E3 Hourly labour cost in U.S dollar for the Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2007
E4 Hourly labour cost index in U.S dollar for the Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2007
E5 Mauritius exchange rate movements (value of foreign currency), 1998 to 2008
E6 Index of Mauritian rupee relative to foreign currency, 1998 to 2008
E7 Index of foreign currency relative to Mauritian rupee, 1998 to 2008
E8 Annual change in the value of foreign currency relative to Mauritian rupee, 1998 to 2008

LIST OF FIGURES
1.1 The Productivity process
2.1 Labour productivity and its components - Total Economy, 1998 to 2008
2.2 Capital productivity and its components - Total Economy, 1998 to 2008
2.3 Capital - labour ratio and Capital - output ratio - Total Economy, 1998 to 2008
2.4 Multifactor productivity and its components - Total Economy, 1998 to 2008
2.5 Capital , labour and multifactor productivity - Total Economy, 1998 to 2008
2.6 Unit Labour Cost - Total Economy, 1998 to 2008
2.7 Contribution of labour, capital and TFP to GDP, 1998 to 2008
3.1 Labour productivity and its components - Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2008
3.2 Capital productivity and its components - Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2008
3.3 Multifactor productivity and its components - Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2008
3.4 Unit Labour Cost - Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2008
4.1 Output and input trends - EOE sector, 1998 to 2008
4.2 Productivity trends - EOE sector, 1998 to 2008
4.3 Unit Labour Cost - EOE sector, 1998 to 2008
5.1 ULC index in Mauritian Rupees and US dollar - Manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2008
5.2 International comparison of ULC in the Manufacturing sector - 2007