BUDGET 2018 – An analysis

GDP
Our GDP is expected to grow by 4.1 percent in fiscal year 2018-19 compared to 3.9 percent in
2017-18.

UNEMPLOYMENT
Unemployment has been falling consistently. It was 7.3 percent in 2016 and fell to 7.1% in
2017 and is expected to further decline to 6.9% in 2018.

INFLATION
Inflation rate, estimated at 4.3% for fiscal year 2017- 18, is forecast to fall to around 3.5%
in 2018-19.

POVERTY
The 2017 Household Budget Survey of Statistics Mauritius shows a significant reduction in
relative poverty whilst income inequality has also decreased.