Table 38: Quarterly Balance of Payments:
1999 1 |
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(Rs million) |
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1st Quarter |
2nd Quarter |
3rd Quarter |
4th Quarter |
1999 |
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Credit |
Debit |
Credit |
Debit |
Credit |
Debit |
Credit |
Debit |
Credit |
Debit |
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CURRENT ACCOUNT |
394 |
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2,562 |
227 |
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624 |
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1,317 |
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A. Goods and
Services |
15,104 |
15,224 |
15,752 |
19,226 |
17,174 |
17,339 |
18,954 |
18,662 |
66,984 |
70,451 |
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Goods |
8,589 |
11,013 |
9,536 |
14,949 |
10,530 |
12,952 |
11,370 |
14,174 |
40,025 |
53,088 |
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Merchandise |
8,589 |
10,976 |
9,536 |
14,911 |
10,530 |
12,914 |
11,370 |
14,136 |
40,025 |
52,937 |
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Non-monetary Gold |
0 |
37 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
151 |
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Services |
6,515 |
4,211 |
6,216 |
4,277 |
6,644 |
4,387 |
7,584 |
4,488 |
26,959 |
17,363 |
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Transportation |
1,747 |
1,251 |
1,302 |
1,461 |
1,589 |
1,324 |
1,575 |
1,602 |
6,213 |
5,638 |
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Travel |
3,543 |
1,240 |
2,898 |
1,090 |
3,300 |
1,280 |
3,927 |
1,102 |
13,668 |
4,712 |
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Other
Services |
1,225 |
1,720 |
2,016 |
1,726 |
1,755 |
1,783 |
2,082 |
1,784 |
7,078 |
7,013 |
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Private |
1,182 |
1,658 |
1,964 |
1,660 |
1,730 |
1,743 |
2,061 |
1,716 |
6,937 |
6,777 |
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Government |
43 |
62 |
52 |
66 |
25 |
40 |
21 |
68 |
141 |
236 |
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B.
Income |
137 |
284 |
669 |
413 |
42 |
278 |
32 |
371 |
880 |
1,346 |
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Direct
Investment Income |
0 |
29 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
27 |
3 |
48 |
13 |
111 |
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Other
Investment Income |
137 |
255 |
660 |
406 |
41 |
251 |
29 |
323 |
867 |
1,235 |
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C. Current
Transfers |
1,230 |
569 |
1,189 |
533 |
1,257 |
629 |
1,275 |
604 |
4,951 |
2,335 |
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Private |
1,117 |
564 |
1,139 |
528 |
1,186 |
624 |
1,210 |
598 |
4,652 |
2,314 |
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Government |
113 |
5 |
50 |
5 |
71 |
5 |
65 |
6 |
299 |
21 |
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CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT |
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1,486 |
2,405 |
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1,590 |
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2,610 |
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3,281 |
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D. Capital Account |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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12 |
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Capital
Transfers |
- |
3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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12 |
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Migrants' Transfers |
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3 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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12 |
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E. Financial
Account |
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1,483 |
2,407 |
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1,587 |
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2,606 |
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3,269 |
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Financial
Account (excluding Reserve Assets) |
933 |
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1,683 |
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1,205 |
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1,534 |
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Direct
Investment |
317 |
58 |
330 |
66 |
10 |
33 |
586 |
5 |
1,243 |
162 |
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Portfolio
Investment |
1,256 |
284 |
83 |
206 |
101 |
268 |
48 |
149 |
1,488 |
907 |
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Other
Investment |
1,041 |
1,339 |
3,008 |
1,466 |
588 |
1,603 |
986 |
1,343 |
4,169 |
4,297 |
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General
Government: long-term |
43 |
176 |
288 |
184 |
141 |
257 |
44 |
215 |
516 |
832 |
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Other
Sectors: long-term |
147 |
484 |
2,313 |
549 |
201 |
557 |
413 |
534 |
3,074 |
2,124 |
Parastatals and private long term |
Banks |
419 |
679 |
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733 |
246 |
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594 |
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1,341 |
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Other
Sectors: short-term |
432 |
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407 |
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789 |
529 |
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579 |
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MSS and Air Mauritius |
Use of
Fund Credit |
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Reserve Assets |
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2,416 |
724 |
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382 |
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2,729 |
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4,803 |
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Monetary
Gold |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Special
Drawing Rights |
232 |
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2 |
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21 |
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4 |
209 |
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Reserve
Position in the Fund |
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244 |
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244 |
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Foreign Exchange |
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2,404 |
722 |
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361 |
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2,725 |
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4,768 |
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Other
Claims |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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NET ERRORS AND OMISSIONS |
1,092 |
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1,363 |
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1,986 |
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4,598 |
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