Title:Quarterly Export Price Index, (Base period: Year 2013 = 100), 1st Quarter 1994 - 2nd Quarter 2019 Description: Base Year 2013 = 100 The data for the 2nd Quarter 2019 is provisional Qr means Quarter Themes:Trade Definition The Export Price index (EPI) provides an overall measure of pure price changes in Mauritian Rupees of goods exported to other countries. This index is constructed from the export prices of a "constant" well-defined representative basket of commodities selected from trade data in the base year. Scope The EPI covers total exports (domestic exports and re-exports). The most important commodities in the 2013 EPI are “Articles of apparel and clothing accessories”, “Fish and fish preparations” and “Sugar”. Frame Around 55 exporters (outlets) have been selected from trade declarations submitted to the Customs Department in 2013 for pricing of the commodities through quarterly price surveys. These exporters are the major ones trading on a regular basis. A total of around 140 products, representing the 34 commodities directly represented in the index, were selected for pricing on the basis of their share in total exports, regularity of trade of exports and also their importance in the trader’s exports. There must also be a sustained demand for the product variety. Price collection Regarding price collection, the selected exporters are visited every quarter but prices are collected for each month of the quarter for the computation of quarterly indices. The collected prices are reported on a free on board (F.O.B.) basis and are mostly contract prices. Publishing Body:Statistics Mauritius Tags:Export Price Index, EPI, Index Contact Email:jasowdagur@govmu.org Last Update:28th April 2020