​Wage Rate Index – Third Quarter 2021

Highlights

(Base: fourth quarter 2016=100)

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  1. 1.       The wage rate index increased by 1.0% or 1.2 points to reach 117.4 in third quarter 2021 from 116.2 in second quarter 2021. Compared to third quarter 2020, it increased by 2.9% or 3.3 points.

2.       Main changes registered in the sub-indices from second quarter 2021 to third quarter 2021 are:

 

 ​Agriculture, forestry and fishing​​​+10.4%
 Information and communication+5.4%
 Transport and storage+3.4%
 Accommodation and food service activities+2.5%
 Textiles manufacturing+1.7%
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 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

-0.7%

 Human health and social work activities-0.6%
 Education-0.5%

3.       The wage rate index for the general government sector, which accounts for around 34% of the total weight of the wage rate index, decreased by 0.6% or 0.7 point from 112.7 in second quarter 2021 to 112.0 in third quarter 2021. Compared to third quarter 2020, the index increased by 1.5% or 1.7 points.

4.       The index for the public sector, which comprises general government and public enterprises and accounting for around 46% of the wage rate index, increased by 0.6% or 0.7 point from 113.4 in second quarter 2021 to 114.1 in third quarter 2021. Compared to third quarter 2020, the index increased by 2.4% or 2.7 points.

5.       The index for the private sector, which accounts for around 54% of the total weight of the wage rate index, increased by 1.4% or 1.7 points from 118.6 in second quarter 2021 to 120.3 in third quarter 2021. Compared to third quarter 2020, the index increased by 3.4% or 4.0 points.

 

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Statistics Mauritius

Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development

17 December 2021