Table 23 : Transactions on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius

Official Market

Number

Average

Period

of

SEMDEX

Value of

Volume of

Transactions

Transactions

Sessions

(Rs`000)

(`000)

Jan-98

18

397.81

6,676

313

Feb-98

17

412.93

8,370

423

Mar-98

21

422.11

10,834

572

Apr-98

22

445.77

13,214

441

May-98

20

454.67

7,839

299

Jun-98

22

456.42

5,547

244

Jul-98

23

491.53

17,567

528

Aug-98

20

517.78

15,223

644

Sep-98

22

485.22

10,735

429

Oct-98

21

447.43

14,043

524

Nov-98

21

456.35

6,818

214

Dec-98

22

460.85

5,190

137

Jan-99

19

458.93

9,108

270

Feb-99

17

444.64

4,374

147

Source: Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

Table 24 : Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate

MONTH

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

January

109.0

119.4

126.9

133.7

145.9

105.5

114.6

February

110.2

119.9

127.4

134.3

145.9

106.0

114.9

March

110.7

120.8

128.2

134.3

146.2

106.7

April

111.1

121.0

128.8

134.9

146.1

107.4

May

114.0

122.6

129.0

135.6

146.7

108.0

June

114.7

123.2

129.8

139.6

147.9

109.6

July

115.4

123.2

130.0

140.4

103.0

109.7

August

116.3

123.8

131.4

141.7

103.3

110.0

September

117.2

124.2

131.7

141.7

103.6

112.1

October

117.3

124.2

132.4

142.3

103.5

112.7

November

117.9

124.9

132.9

142.5

103.6

113.1

December

118.5

125.6

133.1

142.9

103.9

113.4

Average

114.4

122.7

130.1

138.7

147.8

109.5

Inflation Rate (Per cent)

+10.5

+7.3

+6.0

+6.6

+6.6

+6.8

+7.5**

(Per cent)

* From July 1992 to June 1997, the base period was July 1991-June 1992=100.

A new base period (July 1996 to June 1997=100) has been introduced as from July 1997.

**: Twelve-month running inflation rate for the period ended February 1999.

Source: Central Statistical Office, Government of Mauritius.