Table 25: Consumer Price Index1 and Inflation Rate
Month	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
January		105.5	114.6	120.0	125.9
February		106.0	114.9	120.6	126.5
March		106.7	115.1	121.0	126.3
April		107.4	115.6	120.9	126.5
May		108.0	115.8	121.0	126.8
June		109.6	117.4	121.0	127.8
July	103.0	109.7	117.8	121.3	129.7
August	103.3	110.0	118.3	121.7	129.9
September	103.6	112.1	118.5	121.9
October	103.5	112.7	118.5	124.6
November	103.6	113.1	118.9	124.8
December	103.9	113.4	119.6	125.2
Average		109.5	117.1	122.0
Inflation Rate	+6.6	+6.8	+6.9	+4.2	+5.12
(Per Cent)
1Base Period: July 1996 to June 1997 = 100
2 Twelve-month running inflation rate for the period ended August 2001.
Source: Central Statistical Office, Government of Mauritius.