Industrial production in Mauritius plunged 40.4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020, following a 2 percent fall in the previous period. It was the steepest decline in industrial activity on record, as the pandemic crisis hit severely manufacturing (-43.4 percent) and mining & quarrying (-50.9 percent). On a quarterly basis, industrial output slipped 34 percent.

Industrial Production in Mauritius averaged 0.94 percent from 2009 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6.77 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a record low of -40.40 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mauritius Industrial Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Mauritius Industrial Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2020.

Industrial Production in Mauritius is expected to be -18.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Industrial Production in Mauritius to stand at 1.70 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Mauritius Industrial Production is projected to trend around 2.30 percent in 2021 and 2.50 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Mauritius Industrial Production

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-40.40 -2.00 6.77 -40.40 2009 - 2020 percent Quarterly
2013=100, NSA


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-12-20 11:00 AM Q3 -0.2% 2.1% 1.3%
2020-03-26 12:30 PM Q4 0.4% 0.5% 2.4%
2020-06-26 10:00 AM Q1 -3.2% 0.2% -0.3%
2020-09-23 10:00 AM Q2 -40.4% -2% -5%
2020-12-21 10:00 AM Q3 -40.4% -18%
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Mauritius Q2 Industrial Output Falls at Record Pace
Industrial production in Mauritius plunged 40.4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020, following a 2 percent fall in the previous period. It was the steepest decline in industrial activity on record, as the pandemic crisis hit severely manufacturing (-43.4 percent) and mining & quarrying (-50.9 percent). On a quarterly basis, industrial output slipped 34 percent.
2020-09-23
Mauritius Industrial Output Growth at Over 1-Year Low of 0.4%
Industrial production in Mauritius went up 0.4 percent from a year earlier in the fourth quarter of 2019, following a revised 0.5 percent increase in the previous period. This was the weakest growth in industrial activity since the third quarter of 2018. Considering the full year of 2019, industrial activity grew 1.4 percent over a year ago.
2020-03-26
Mauritius Industrial Output Shrinks 0.2% YoY in Q3
Industrial production in Mauritius decreased 0.2 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, following an upwardly revised 2.1 percent rise in the previous period. It was the first decline in industrial activity since Q3 2018, led by manufacturing (-0.4 percent vs 1.5 percent in Q2), as output fell sharply for export-oriented enterprises (-9.9 percent vs 3.1 percent). Meanwhile, activity rose solidly for sugar milling (10.5 percent, the same pace as in Q2). In addition, output growth slowed for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.6 percent vs 4.5 percent) and water supply (1.2 percent vs 2.2 percent). In contrast, the mining sector gained steam (4.8 percent vs 3.8 percent). On a quarterly basis, industrial activity fell 3.3 percent, after climbing 8.1 percent in the second quarter of the year.
2019-12-20

Mauritius Industrial Production
In Mauritius, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.