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EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON THE COMPENDIUM OF INTRA-AFRICAN AND RELATED TRADE STATISTICS

EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON THE COMPENDIUM OF INTRA-AFRICAN AND RELATED TRADE STATISTICS. ADDIS ABEBA, ETHIOPIA 5 – 7 OCTOBER 2011. Country Presentation MAURITIUS. BY E.LUKSHMUDU SENIOR STATISTICAL OFFICER STATISTICS MAURITIUS. DATA DISSEMINATION.

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EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON THE COMPENDIUM OF INTRA-AFRICAN AND RELATED TRADE STATISTICS

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  1. EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON THE COMPENDIUM OF INTRA-AFRICAN AND RELATED TRADE STATISTICS ADDIS ABEBA, ETHIOPIA 5 – 7 OCTOBER 2011

  2. Country Presentation MAURITIUS BY E.LUKSHMUDU SENIOR STATISTICAL OFFICER STATISTICS MAURITIUS

  3. DATA DISSEMINATION • Publications of Trade Statistics comprise mainly an annual report with detailed trade data, a quarterly report and a Monthly Bulletin giving an overview of trade. These are : • The annual Digest of External Trade Statistics • The quarterly Economic and Social Indicator and • The Monthly Trade Statistics

  4. MONTHLY TRADE STAISTICS • Overview of Trade • Total exports with components of Domestic exports, Re-exports and Ship’s Stores & Bunkers • Total Imports • Balance of visible trade • Total exports by section for reference month, previous & corresponding months • Total Imports by section for reference month, previous & corresponding months • Imports & Exports by main trading partners

  5. Quarterly Trade Indicator Quarterly publications • The quarterly report on External Trade comprises among other things: • Summary of External trade indicating quarterly and yearly : • Total exports, Domestic Exports , Re-exports and Ship’s Stores & Bunkers • Total Imports • Balance of Visible Trade

  6. Quarterly Trade Indicator • Imports/exports by commodity/section • Imports/exports by country • Trade with International or Regional Organisations such as ACP, SADC, COMESA etc.

  7. Digest of Trade Statistics • Summary of External Trade • Annual report with detailed trade data • (SITC section, divisions and groups) • Imports/exports by country • Trade with International or Regional Organisations such as ACP, SADC, COMESA etc.

  8. Other publications • Annual Digest of Statistics • Mauritius in figures • Five-year series of detailed trade data by HS/SITC and country • Quarterly trade series including the trade balance • All these publications are posted on the Statistics Mauritius website.

  9. Publications • Publication Programme available on the Statistics Mauritius website indicating the period covered and date of release of Economic and Social Indicators. • Monthly : 7 weeks after reference month • Quarterly: 2 months after reference month • Yearly : 9 months after reference year

  10. Users of trade statistics • The main users are : • Government bodies • International and Economic Organisations • Researchers • Students • Private Organisations /Investors • Bank of Mauritius • Consultants • Embassies

  11. Successes • Timeliness • Data quality • Publications on website • Institutional arrangements • User satisfaction • Connected on line with Customs Department

  12. METADATA • Methodology for International Trade Statistics appears in Data Quality Assessment Framework(DQAF). • It is available on Statistics Mauritius website: http//statsmauritius.gov.mu

  13. IMPROVEMENTS • Historical Trade series by section and main commodities • Historical Trade series by Country • Trade by mode of transport (IMTS 2010)

  14. Challenges • Implementation of E-Business Plan as objectives of further improvement in : • Data quality • Timeliness • Implementations of IMTS 2010

  15. Thank you for your kind attention

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