Moody's credit rating for Mauritius was last set at Baa1 with stable outlook.

The number of foreigners visiting Mauritius increased 3.1 percent year-on-year to 134.052 thousand in October of 2018. Biggest rises were seen in arrivals from France (up 4.6 percent to 30.9 thousand), the UK (up 4.9 percent to 16.6 thousand), South Africa (up 13.5 percent to 8.8 thousand), Switzerland (up 4.9 percent to 6.4 thousand). In contrast, the largest declines were seen in arrivals from Germany (-1.5 percent to 12.9 thousand), China (-15.9 percent to 5.1 thousand) and India (-26.6 percent to 4.5 thousand). Considering the first ten months of the year, the number of foreigners visiting Mauritius went up 4.2 percent to 1109.118 thousand.

Tourism Revenues in Mauritius increased to 4501 MUR Million in August from 4401 MUR Million in July of 2018.

Foreign Exchange Reserves in Mauritius decreased to 6326.70 USD Million in October from 6407.40 USD Million in September of 2018.

Job Vacancies in Mauritius increased to 4106 in 2017 from 3799 in 2016.

The Central Bank of Mauritius left its key repo rate unchanged at 3.5 percent on November 9th 2018. The annual inflation rate increased to 2.8 percent in October of 2018 from 1.9 percent in September and policymakers forecast headline inflation at around 3.2 percent in 2018 and at 3 percent in 2019. Regarding GDP growth, the central bank expects a 4 percent expansion in 2018, amid higher consumption expenditure and public infrastructure investment. For 2019, growth is also seen at 4 percent. In addition, policymakers added that unemployment rate is projected to decline to 6.9 percent in 2018.

The annual inflation rate in Mauritius increased to 2.8 percent year-on-year in October of 2018 from 1.9 percent in the previous month. It was the highest inflation rate since April, as prices rose faster for both transport (6 percent from 4.5 percent) and miscellaneous goods and services (1.8 percent from 1.3 percent). Additionally, prices fell less than in a month earlier for housing and utilities (-0.3 percent from -2.8 percent). Meantime, inflation was steady for food and non-alcoholic beverages (at 3.9 percent); clothing and footwear (at 1.4 percent); recreation and culture (at 0.4 percent), and restaurants and hotels (3.2 percent). On the other hand, inflation eased for health (3.1 percent from 3.9 percent). Meanwhile, prices of communication continued to fall (-0.9 percent, the same pace as in the prior month). On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 0.4 percent, after a 0.1 percent gain in the previous month.

The Consumer Price Index in Mauritius increased 0.40 percent in October of 2018 over the previous month.

Cost of food in Mauritius increased 3.90 percent in October of 2018 over the same month in the previous year.

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Mauritius increased to 105.79 Index Points in October of 2018 from 105.05 Index Points in September of 2018.