| Balance
of Payments |
Quarterly Balance of Payments: ( 2003 - 2005) | |
| | | |
| | S.NO | Particulars |
| (Rs million) |
| | | | 2003
| 2004 |
2005
Quarter1 | |
I. | CURRENT
ACCOUNT | 3,581 |
-3,053 | 613 |
| A. |
Goods and Services | 2,858 | -4,038 |
324 | | |
Goods | -7,690 |
-15,875 | -4,083 |
| |
Exports | 54,164 |
55,223 | 13,030 | | |
Imports | -61,854 |
-71,098 | -20,213 |
| |
General Merchandise | -8,720 |
-16,550 | -5,460 |
| |
Credit | 52,120 |
53,025 | 14,314
|
| |
Debit | -60,840 |
-69,575 | -19,774 |
| |
Goods procured in Ports by Carriers |
1,030 | 675 |
237 | | |
Credit | 2,044 |
2,198 | 676 | | |
Debit | -1,014 |
-1,523 | -439 | | |
Non-monetary Gold | -142 |
-191 | -46 | | |
Services | 10,548 |
11,837 | 4,315 | | |
Credit | 35,647 |
39,954 | 12,247 | | |
Transportation | 9,384 |
10,254 | 3,060 | | |
Passenger | 7,349 |
8,259 | 2,587 | | |
Freight | 669 |
776 | 183 | | |
Other | 1,366 |
1,219 | 290 | | |
Travel | 19,397 |
23,448 | 7,076 | | |
Business | 6,912 |
9,063 | 2,923 | | |
Personal | 12,485 |
14,385 | 4,153 | | |
Other Services | 6,866 |
6,252 | 2,111 | | |
Private | 6,691 |
6,078 | 2,044 | | |
Government | 175 |
174 | 67 | | |
Debit | -25,099 |
-28,117 | -7,840 |
| |
Transportation | -11,204 |
-12,914 | -3,465 | | |
Passenger | -543 |
-604 | -128 | | |
Freight | -4,605 |
-5,877 | -1,453 | | |
Other | -6,056 |
-6,433 | -1,884 | | |
Travel | -5,835 |
-7,008 | -1,884 | | |
Business | -730 |
-379 | -90 | | |
Personal | -5,105 |
-6,629 | -1,896 | | |
Other Services | -8,060 |
-8,195 | -2,389 | | |
Private | -7,201 |
-7,701 | -2,359 | | |
Government | -859 |
-492 | -30 | |
B. | Income |
-821 | -389 |
-141 | | |
Credit | 1,303 |
1,419 | 258 | | |
Compensation of Employees | 17 |
21 | 4 | | |
Direct Investment Income | 75 |
110 | 1 | | |
Portfolio Investment Income |
95 | 95 |
9 | | |
Other Investment Income | 1,116 |
1,193 | 244 | | |
Monetary Authorities |
1,079 | 1,166 |
240 | | |
General Government | 0 |
0 | 0 | | |
Other | 37 |
27 | 4 | | |
Debit | -2,124 |
-1,808 | -399 | | |
Compensation to employees | -255 | -257 |
-62 | | |
Direct Investment Income | -642 |
-368 | -125 | | |
Portfolio Investment Income |
-186 | -247 |
-85 | | |
Other Investment Income | -1,041 |
-936 | -127 | contd...
| | |
2003 | 2004 | 2005 1
Quarter | | | | | | |
| |
Monetary Authorities |
-11 | -13
| -4 |
| |
General Government |
-213 | -209 | -29 |
| |
Other |
-817 | -714 | -94 |
| C. |
Current Transfers |
1,544 | 1,374 | 430 |
| |
Credit |
5,040 | 4630 | 1174 |
| |
Private |
4,530 |
4024 | 1161 | | |
Government |
510 |
606 | 13 | | |
Debit |
-3,496 |
-3256 | -744 | | |
Private |
-3,482 |
-3143 | -727 | | |
Government |
-14 |
-113 | -17 | |
II. |
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
-3,528 |
907 | -441 | |
D. |
Capital Account |
-22 |
-44 | -1 | | |
Migrants' Transfers |
-22 |
-44 | -1 | |
E. |
Financial Account |
-3,506 |
951 | -440 | | |
Direct Investment |
1,874 |
-564 | 18 | | |
Abroad |
153 |
-871 | 4 | | |
In Mauritius |
1,721 |
307 | 14 | | |
Portfolio Investment |
-499 |
-1041 |
-362 | | |
Assets |
-756 |
-1457 | -453 | | |
Equity Securities |
-756 |
-1331 | -453 |
| | Debt
Securities | 0 |
-126 | 0 | | |
Liabilities |
257 |
416 | 91 | | |
Equity Securities |
226 | 524 |
126 | | |
Debt Securities |
31 | -108 |
-35 | | |
Other Investment |
1,324 |
-1699 | -713 |
| |
Assets |
-567 |
-1563 | -987 |
| |
General Government |
0 |
0 | 0 | | |
Banks |
466 |
-1330 | -893 | | |
Other Sectors: Long-term |
0 |
0 | 0 | | |
Other Sectors: Short-term |
-1,033 |
-233 | -94 | | |
Liabilities |
1,891 |
3262 | 274 |
| |
General Government |
-237 |
-212 | 93 | | |
Banks |
135 |
1661 | -1217 | | |
Other Sectors: Long-term |
-2,377 |
-2077 | -201 | | |
Other Sectors: Short-term |
4,370 |
3890 | 1599 |
| |
Reserve Assets |
-6,205 |
857
| 617 |
| |
Monetary Gold |
0 |
0 |
0 | | |
Special Drawing Rights |
-11 |
-12 |
-4 | | |
Reserve Position in the Fund |
-297 |
0 |
-44 | | |
Foreign Exchange |
-5,898 | 869 |
665 | | |
Other Claims |
1 |
0 |
0 | |
III. |
NET ERRORS AND OMISSIONS |
-53 |
2146 |
172 | | | | | | |
Note: This table has been recast with a view to
providing a more detailed classification of the Balance of Payments. In line with
the methodology laid
down in the Fifth Edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments
Manual, valuation changes are excluded from reserve assets transactions.
1
Revised Estimates. Source:
Bank of Mauritius. |
