National Statistics Office, Malta 2013
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Malta in Figures 2013. – Valletta: National Statistics Office, 2013. xviii, 58p.; 21cm.
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Cover painting: Minn fuq Ta’ Liesse by Andrew Micallef (featuring the Chapel ‘Our Lady of Liesse’ in the foreground)
Manuscript completed on: 31 October 2013 Cut-off date for data is 25/10/2013 MALTA: A PROFILE
Malta comprises an archipelago of five islands: the island of Malta is the largest, followed by Gozo, Comino, Cominotto and Filfla. The latter two are uninhabited islets. The Maltese Islands are situated in the Central Mediterranean Sea, 93 kilometres south of Sicily and 290 kilometres north of Libya.
The climate is a Mediterranean one characterised by hot, dry summers and cool winters with an annual average rainfall of nearly 476 millimetres. Temperatures are stable, the annual mean being 19°C and monthly averages ranging from 15°C to about 31°C in the summer months. Winds blow frequently over Malta. The most prevalent are the cool northwesterly known in the vernacular as il-majjistral, the dry northeasterly called il-grigal, and the hot southeasterly called ix-xlokk.
Malta gained independence from Britain on 21 September 1964 when it also joined the Commonwealth. The country became a Republic on 13 December 1974. Its form of government is one legislative house, il-Kamra tad-Deputati, elected by Universal Suffrage for a term of five years.
The Maltese economy progressed from one harnessed to the needs of the British colonial administration up to the mid-1960s, to a market-driven economy with an emphasis on higher value added economic activities in services, notably financial services and tourism. Challenges to the Islands’ economy are the relatively small domestic market and the disadvantages brought about by insularity. Major assets are a pleasant and attractive climate, and a qualified, skilled and hard-working labour force.
The Maltese people have evolved through centuries of domination by Arab, Norman, European and English administrators. An important legacy, evident especially in Maltese architectural heritage and culture, is the one bequeathed by the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, who ruled the Islands from 1530 to 1798. The Knights’ era is evoked especially in the walled cities of Malta, among which is Valletta, a living exposition of Baroque architecture. In spite of, or perhaps because of, these diverse influences, the people have retained their Malteseness, manifested in a rich array of folk festivals, village feasts, religious ceremonies and pageants such as those organised in the Easter period. These pageants feature events and characters from the Bible, and are a mixture of devotion and love of worldly celebration.
iii The people themselves have a warm and hospitable disposition, but also exhibit the hardihood and strong survival instincts of an island race.
The island of Gozo bears a number of similarities to Malta, but also considerable diversity. In view of this, the Island is currently being promoted as an eco-island because it is more scenic, greener and quieter than the mainland. Gozo comprises a land area of 67 square kilometres, and a resident population of approximately 31,000. Gozitans have a very distinctive set of characteristics which include lifestyle, language intonations, folklore, as well as a robust tradition of cottage industries.
For such a relatively small population and land area, Malta and Gozo teem with cultural events. Carnival dates back to at least the middle of the 15th Century and combines Maltese time-honoured traditions with contemporary dance and popular culture. The Notte Bianca or Lejl Imdawwal is organised every year, showcasing the auberges, palaces, churches, museums and the arts in Valletta among the Maltese people and visitors to the country. Its counterpart across the Channel is Notte Gozitana. Valletta, Malta’s capital city, has been named European Capital of Culture for 2018.
Official Name: Repubblika ta’ Malta (Maltese) Republic of Malta (English) Area: 316 km2, 122 square miles Shoreline Malta: 200.0 km Shoreline Gozo and Comino: 71.2 km Capital City: Valletta Official Languages: Maltese and English Monetary Unit: euro (€)
iv FOREWORD
Malta in Figures 2013 is being published in the International Year of Statistics. This event celebrates a number of core values that are inherent to the production and dissemination processes of official statistics. Among such values are integrity, impartiality, timeliness and reliability. This year aims to strengthen the public’s awareness of and trust in official statistics, a relationship that is crucial to the proper functioning of the country’s national statistical institute.
The event also promotes the work carried out by statisticians who continually adjust to new statistical challenges while striving to retain high levels of service and professionalism. In a way this is done through this edition.
This annual publication profiles Malta through a set of numbers, ranging from economic indicators and population statistics to climate, quality of life and healthcare data. It is an easy reference guide for every user, and should find its place in the bookcases of households and organisations. Updates are available on the official website.
I would like to thank all staff at the NSO for their collective effort in compiling this pocketbook and steering it through to publication.
Michael Pace Ross Director General
October 2013
v vi KEY FACTS ABOUT MALTA IN 2012
Rainfall 519.2 mm
Population 421,364
Population density (persons per km2) 1,333
Life expectancy at birth 80.1
Males 78.0
Females 82.2
Live births 4,130
Crude birth rate 9.8
Deaths 3,418
Crude death rate 8.1
Licensed road vehicles/1,000 inhabitants 746.4
Road casualties/1,000 inhabitants 3.8
GDP (at market prices) €6,829.5 million
Balance of Payments current account €109.4 million
Employed population (LFS) 172,701
Unemployment rate (LFS) 6.4%
Imports of goods €6,178.3 million
Exports of goods €4,431.1 million
Tourist arrivals 1.4 million
Average tourist length of stay 8.5 nights
Physicians 1,782
vii LOCAL COUNCILS
Malta
Birkirkara Ħamrun Qrendi Birżebbuġa Ħaż-Żabbar Rabat Cospicua Ħaż-Żebbuġ St Julian's Fgura Iklin St Paul's Bay Floriana Kalkara San Ġwann Gudja Marsa Santa Luċija Gżira Marsaskala Santa Venera Ħ'Attard Marsaxlokk Senglea Ħad-Dingli Mdina Siġġiewi Ħal Balzan Mellieħa Swieqi Ħal Għargħur Mġarr Ta' Xbiex Ħal Għaxaq Mosta Tal-Pietà Ħal Kirkop Mqabba Tas-Sliema Ħal Lija Msida Valletta Ħal Luqa Mtarfa Vittoriosa Ħal Qormi Naxxar Xgħajra Ħal Safi Paola Żejtun Ħal Tarxien Pembroke Żurrieq
Gozo
Fontana Nadur Victoria Għajnsielem Qala Xagħra Għarb San Lawrenz Xewkija Għasri Ta' Kerċem Żebbuġ Munxar Ta' Sannat
viii List of country codes for EU Member States and Candidate Countries
Austria AT Belgium BE Bulgaria BG Croatia HR Cyprus CY Czech Republic CZ Denmark DK Estonia EE Finland FI France FR Germany DE Greece EL Hungary HU Ireland IE Italy IT Latvia LV Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Malta MT The Netherlands NL Poland PL Portugal PT Romania RO Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Spain ES Sweden SE United Kingdom UK
Candidate Countries Iceland IS Montenegro ME Serbia RS The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia MK Turkey TR
Countries that use the euro as their currency Austria France Italy Portugal Belgium Germany Luxembourg Slovakia Cyprus Greece Malta Slovenia Estonia Ireland Netherlands Spain Finland
ix
About the Artist
Andrew Micallef was born on 7 February 1969 at Ħaż-Żebbuġ Malta. He studied Graphic Design at Tarġa Gap School for Arts and Crafts. In December 1986, he held his first solo exhibition, followed by a second one at the Natural History Museum in Mdina in 1989. The subject chosen for both exhibitions was Maltese migratory birds. Andrew took part in various collective shows and art competitions. He also exhibited twice at the National Museum of Fine Arts in 1999 and 2005, and staged another two solo exhibitions at Auberge d’Italie, in 2007 and 2012. He was also commissioned to design eight sets of stamps, as well as various educational publications, featuring Maltese Flora and Fauna.
Artist’s website: www.micallefandrew.com
x NACE Rev. 2 categories
Code Category
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing
B Mining and quarrying
C Manufacturing
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
F Construction
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
H Transportation and storage
I Accommodation and food service activities
J Information and communication
K Financial and insurance activities
L Real estate activities
M Professional, scientific and technical activities
N Administrative and support service activities
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
P Education
Q Human health and social work activities
R Arts, entertainment and recreation
S Other service activities
T Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use
U Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
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CONTENTS
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Malta: A Profile iii Foreword v Key Facts About Malta in 2012 vii Local Councils viii
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 1 ENVIRONMENT 4 POPULATION AND MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH 8 EDUCATION 10 HEALTHCARE 13 SOCIAL SECURITY 14 QUALITY OF LIFE 16 THE ECONOMY 18 GOVERNMENT FINANCE 23 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 27 INTERNATIONAL TRADE 29 AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES 32 TOURISM 35 INDUSTRY 39 CONSTRUCTION 41 SERVICES 42 EMPLOYMENT 44 ACCIDENTS AT WORK 50 CONSUMER PRICES 54 MONEY 56 TABLES
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GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 1 MALTA: geographical data 1 2 Mean air temperature 1 3 Mean air temperature, sunshine and wind velocity 2 4 Rainfall 2 5 Relative humidity 2
ENVIRONMENT 6 Waste disposal in public landfills 4 7 Bathing water sampling results and site classification: 2012 5 8 Electricity maximum demand 7 9 Power generation 7
POPULATION AND MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH 10 Population 8 11 Demographic events 9 12 Mean age at marriage 9 13 Mortality rate by sex and major cause of death 9
EDUCATION 14 Enrolment at different levels of education 10 15 Teaching staff by educational level and sex 10 16 University of Malta graduates by field of study 11 17 Percentage of early school-leavers 12
HEALTHCARE 18 Healthcare facilities 13 19 Healthcare professionals 13 20 Infant and child vaccinations 13
SOCIAL SECURITY 21 Claims for short-term benefits 14 22 Families receiving child/family benefits 14 23 Persons receiving pensions/assistance 14 24 Social benefits payable under the Social Security Act 15 Page
QUALITY OF LIFE 25 Information society: selected indicators 16 26 Licensed motor vehicles 16 27 Road traffic accidents, cases by region 16 28 Road traffic accidents, casualties by region 16 29 Rate of motorisation and road accidents 17
THE ECONOMY 30 GDP and GNI 18 31 Production and generation of income accounts 19 32 GDP by category of expenditure at constant 2000 prices 20 33 Percentage contribution to Gross Value Added 20 34 Gross Domestic Product per capita in Purchasing Power Standards 22
GOVERNMENT FINANCE 35 Consolidated Fund data 23 36 Transition between Consolidated Fund and General Government Sector 24 37 General Government Debt 25 38 General Government expenditure by function 25 39 General Government employment in R&D 26 40 General Government expenditure on R&D 26
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 41 Balance of Payments 27 42 Direct investment 28
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 43 International trade: an overview 29 44 Imports by sector 29 45 Exports by sector 29 46 Direction of trade 30
AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES 47 Land under cultivation 32 48 Marketed vegetables and fruit 32 49 Meat, milk and egg production 32 50 Fish landings 32 51 Fish price index 32 52 Fish volume index 33 53 Agriculture and fishing: contribution to total Gross Value Added 33 54 Agricultural price indices based on economic accounts for agriculture 34 55 Agricultural volume indices based on economic accounts for agriculture 34 56 Agricultural value indices based on economic accounts for agriculture 34 Page
TOURISM 57 Departing tourists from Malta by country of origin 35 58 Average length of stay of tourists by type of accommodation 35 59 Collective accommodation establishments and bed-places 36 60 Bed-place occupancy in collective accommodation establishments 36 61 Cruise passenger traffic 37 62 Travel account in the Balance of Payments 37 63 Full-time employment in hotels and restaurants 38 64 Residents of Malta travelling abroad by air 38
INDUSTRY 65 Turnover in industry by main industrial grouping and flow 39 66 Industrial production by main industrial grouping 39 67 Industrial producer prices by main industrial grouping 39 68 Employment in industry by main industrial grouping 40 69 Hours worked in industry by main industrial grouping 40 70 Wages and salaries in industry by main industrial grouping 40
CONSTRUCTION 71 Employment in construction by NACE division 41 72 Hours worked in construction by NACE division 41 73 Wages and salaries in construction by NACE division 41 74 New permits for residential buildings, excluding residences for communities, by construction classification 41
SERVICES 75 Turnover in services by NACE section 42 76 Employment in services by NACE section 42 77 Hours worked in services by NACE section 42 78 Wages and salaries in services by NACE section 42
EMPLOYMENT 79 Labour status 44 80 Activity, employment and unemployment rates 45 81 Total employed persons by age group 46 82 Total employed persons by main occupation 47 83 Total employed persons by economic activity of main occupation 48 84 Unemployed persons by age group 49 85 Unemployed persons by duration of job search 49 86 Inactive persons by age group 49 Page
ACCIDENTS AT WORK 87 Accidents at work by sex and occupation of victim 50 88 Accidents at work by age group of victim 51 89 Accidents at work by economic activity 52 90 Fatal accidents at work 53
CONSUMER PRICES 91 Retail Price Index 54 92 RPI monthly inflation rates 54
MONEY 93 Average exchange rates of major selected currencies against the euro 56 94 Average exchange rates of the euro against major selected currencies 56 95 The contribution of resident MFIs to the euro area monetary aggregates 57 96 The contribution of resident MFIs to counterparts to euro area monetary aggregates 57 97 Deposits held with other monetary financial institutions by sector 58 98 Selected interest rates in Malta 58 CHARTS
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1 Fuel Consumption by type: 2012 3 2 Fuel Retail Prices in Malta: 2008-2012 3 3 Waste disposal in public landfills 4 4 Public water production 4 5 Bathing water quality in MALTA 6 6 Bathing water quality in Malta 6 7 Bathing water quality in Gozo and Comino 6 8 Electricity generation 7 9 Live births: time series 8 10 Major causes of death: 2012 9 11 Enrolment at different levels of education 10 12 Graduates from the University of Malta by selected field of studies 12 13 Benefits payable under the Social Security Act 15 14 Total population versus private cars 17 15 Percentage contribution to GVA: 2009-2012 21 16 Percentage contribution to GVA: 2012 21 17 Current account balance 28 18 Direct investment 28 19 Imports: time series 30 20 Exports: time series 31 21 Total imports: 2012 31 22 Total exports: 2012 31 23 Agriculture and fishing: contribution to total GVA 33 24 Agricultural indices based on economic accounts for agriculture 34 25 Seasonal pattern of tourist departures 35 26 Full-time employment in hotels and restaurants 38 27 Labour status: males 45 28 Labour status: females 45 29 Fatal accidents at work: time series 52 30 Accidents at work by age bracket of victims 53 31 RPI monthly inflation rates 55 32 RPI annual inflation rates: time series 55 33 Average exchange rates of major selected currencies against the euro 56 34 Average exchange rates of the euro against major selected currencies 57
Symbols used for data The colon (:) is used to represent data that are not available. A dash (-) is used to indicate values that are not relevant or not applicable. The letter P (p) in superscript is used to indicate provisional data and the letter U (u), also in superscript, is used to indicate under-represented data. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
Table 1. MALTA: geographical data
Situation Area
Northern latitude 36º 00' 00'' Malta 247 square kilometres
Southern latitude 35º 48' 00'' Gozo 66 square kilometres
Eastern longitude 14º 35' 00'' Comino 3 square kilometres
Western longitude 14º 10' 30'' Total 316 square kilometres
Extent maximum length Malta 27.4 kilometres
Gozo 14.5 kilometres
maximum width Malta 14.5 kilometres
Gozo 7.2 kilometres
shoreline Malta 200.0 kilometres
Gozo and Comino 71.2 kilometres
Table 2. Mean air temperature
Month 2009 2010 2011 2012
Mean temperature (ºC)
January 13.2 13.4 12.9 11.6
February 11.3 13.8 11.8 10.2
March 13.4 14.1 13.0 13.1
April 15.3 17.0 16.4 16.2
May 20.6 19.4 18.9 20.3
June 23.7 22.9 23.4 25.6
July 27.0 26.7 26.7 28.5
August 27.3 27.2 26.8 28.6
September 24.6 24.0 25.2 25.1
October 20.2 20.6 20.1 23.0
November 16.9 18.2 17.4 19.4
December 15.6 14.5 14.1 14.2
Source: Malta Airport Meteorological Office.
1 Table 3. Mean air temperature, sunshine and wind velocity
Mean Mean maximum Mean minimum Mean daily Average wind temperature Year sunshine velocity Degrees Celsius (hours) (Knots)
2009 19.1 22.7 15.5 8.4 7.7 2010 19.3 22.6 16.1 8.1 8.2 2011 18.9 22.6 15.2 8.2 7.4 2012 19.6 23.3 15.9 8.7 8.0 Source: Malta Airport Meteorological Office.
Table 4. Rainfall
Period Total (millimetres)
2009 680.4
2010 513.1
2011 591.0
2012 519.2
Source: Malta Airport Meteorological Office.
Table 5. Relative humidity
per cent
Month 2009 2010 2011 2012
January 84 74 84 74
February 75 72 79 74
March 77 81 80 81
April 82 79 76 77
May 68 71 72 67
June 66 66 70 64
July 57 68 62 63
August 70 65 65 70
September 73 74 71 76
October 75 79 72 78
November 79 74 79 76
December 73 73 76 72 Source: Malta Airport Meteorological Office.
2 Chart 1. Fuel Consumption by type: 2012
lpg motor gasoline 3% 8% automotive diesel 11%
jet A1 2%
heavy fuel oil gasoil <0.1% 66% sulphur 10%
Chart 2. Fuel Retail Prices in Malta: 2008-2012 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 pricein euros per litre 0.20 0.00 01/01/2008 01/03/2008 01/05/2008 01/07/2008 01/09/2008 01/11/2008 01/01/2009 01/03/2009 01/05/2009 01/07/2009 01/09/2009 01/11/2009 01/01/2010 01/03/2010 01/05/2010 01/07/2010 01/09/2010 01/11/2010 01/01/2011 01/03/2011 01/05/2011 01/07/2011 01/09/2011 01/11/2011 01/01/2012 01/03/2012 01/05/2012 01/07/2012 01/09/2012 01/11/2012
unleaded diesel
3 ENVIRONMENT
Table 6. Waste disposal in public landfills
tonnes Construction and demolition Municipal solid waste Industrial and other waste waste
2007 247,312 5,024 26,201
2008 265,708 9,147 12,685
2009 255,025 2,886 12,219
2010 201,555 2,139 18,202
2011 155,255 922 65,191
2012 154,430 1,536 90,303
Source: WasteServ Malta Ltd.
Chart 3. Waste disposal in public landfills
2012 2011 industrial and other waste 2010 2009 construction and demolition waste 2008 municipal solid waste 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
0 500 1,000 1,500 '000 tonnes
Chart 4. Public water production
20.0 18.0 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0
million cubicmetres million 4.0 groundwater abstraction desalinated water 2.0 0.0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
4 Table 7. Bathing water sampling results and site classification: 2012
Zone A (Malta South)
E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient
Number of sites 17 0 0 17 0 0
Percentage 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 Zone B (Malta Central)
E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient
Number of sites 15 0 0 15 0 0
Percentage 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 Zone C (Malta North)
E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient
Number of sites 32 0 0 32 0 0
Percentage 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 Malta
E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient
Number of sites 64 0 0 64 0 0
Percentage 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 Zone D (Gozo and Comino)
E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient
Number of sites 20 3 0 22 1 0
Percentage 86.96 13.04 0.00 95.65 4.35 0.00 MALTA
E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient
Number of sites 84 3 0 86 1 0
Percentage 96.55 3.45 0.00 98.85 1.15 0.00
Notes: (1) E. coli is short for Escherichia coli. Although these bacteria normally live in the intestines they can survive quite well outside the body in faecally-contaminated environments such as water or mud.
(2) The Intestinal Enterococci group can be used as an index of faecal pollution. This group survives longer in water environments than E. coli, and is more resistant to drying and to chlorination. Intestinal Enterococci have also been used to test water quality after repairs to water systems or the installation of new water mains.
5 Chart 5. Bathing water quality in MALTA
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 no. of bathing sites 20 10 0 Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Chart 6. Bathing water quality in Malta
70 60 50 40 30 20 no. of bathing sites 10 0 Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Chart 7. Bathing water quality in Gozo and Comino
25
20
15
10
5 no. of bathing sites 0 Excellent Good Sufficient Excellent Good Sufficient E. coli Intestinal Enterococci
Note: Classification based on Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality. Source: Environmental Health Directorate.
6 Table 8. Electricity maximum demand mega watts 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 January 359 332 316 327 336 February 370 350 318 331 368 March 335 326 302 318 327 April 316 283 274 279 288 May 317 321 282 287 286 June 386 347 339 349 375 July 412 389 400 414 427 August 411 403 399 388 429 September 424 390 361 395 354 October 327 332 326 312 359 November 323 298 297 308 314 December 314 315 323 333 334 Average 358 341 328 337 350
Table 9. Power generation mega watt hours 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 January 191,504 175,673 169,996 171,416 181,343 February 183,599 163,516 153,978 158,511 176,492 March 178,957 169,586 162,568 170,118 170,613 April 172,613 156,629 152,877 157,549 158,327 May 179,504 168,350 161,707 167,758 170,874 June 162,638 183,332 174,532 181,076 195,451 July 242,991 222,045 220,690 222,627 238,887 August 236,165 231,631 222,289 224,596 244,999 September 213,413 198,169 190,065 201,814 199,163 October 183,656 175,875 177,227 178,417 193,675 November 164,018 158,076 161,046 165,061 167,772 December 166,834 164,758 166,137 169,610 171,031 TOTAL 2,275,892 2,167,640 2,113,112 2,168,553 2,268,627
Chart 8. Electricity generation
2,300,000 342 340 2,250,000 338 336 2,200,000 334 332 2,150,000 330 328
2,100,000 mega watts 326 mega watt hours 2,050,000 324 322 2,000,000 320 2009 2010 2011 2012
year
electricity generation maximum demand for electricity
7 POPULATION AND MAIN CAUSES OF DEATH
Table 10. Population
Increase/decrease Year Total population Absolute Per cent Males 2005* 200,838 1,258 0.63 2006 201,519 681 0.34 2007 202,734 1,215 0.60 2008 204,607 1,873 0.92 2009 206,203 1,596 0.78 2010 206,405 202 0.10 2011* 207,695 1,290 0.62 2012 209,880 2,185 1.05 Females 2005* 204,161 1,073 0.53 2006 204,097 -64 -0.03 2007 205,098 1,001 0.49 2008 206,319 1,221 0.60 2009 207,824 1,505 0.73 2010 208,584 760 0.37 2011* 209,851 1,267 0.61 2012 211,484 1,633 0.78 Total 2005* 404,999 2,331 0.58 2006 405,616 617 0.15 2007 407,832 2,216 0.55 2008 410,926 3,094 0.76 2009 414,027 3,101 0.75 2010 414,989 962 0.23 2011* 417,546 2,557 0.62 2012 421,364 3,818 0.91 Note: As at end December. * Based on Census taken in year
Chart 9. Live births: time series
9,000 8,000
7,000 6,000 5,000
4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
8 Table 11. Demographic events
Total Live births** Crude Crude Deaths Crude Year birth Marriages marriage death Males Females Total rate* rate* Males Females Total rate*
2009 2,087 1,942 4,029 9.8 2,353 5.7 1,672 1,549 3,221 7.8
2010 2,000 1,898 3,898 9.4 2,596 6.3 1,489 1,521 3,010 7.3
2011 2,116 2,049 4,165 10.0 2,562 6.2 1,664 1,603 3,267 7.8
2012 2,141 1,989 4,130 9.8 2,823 6.7 1,746 1,672 3,418 8.1 * Per 1,000 mid-year population ** Registered births occurring to mothers whose usual place of residence was not Malta at the time of birth have been excluded from these figures
Table 12. Mean age at marriage
2009 2010 2011 2012
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
First marriage 30.4 28.1 30.6 28.0 30.9 28.7 31.4 29.0 Other marriage 48.1 43.1 47.5 42.1 48.5 43.1 48.4 43.3 Note: The 'Other Marriage' category includes persons whose previous marital status was that of widowed or divorced.
Table 13. Mortality rate by sex and major cause of death
2009 2010 2011 2012 Major cause of death Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
Neoplasms 28.1 24.7 30.8 26.8 28.4 25.5 28.1 26.0 Diseases of the circulatory system 36.8 40.9 34.3 42.2 43.9 45.7 45.5 47.9 Diseases of the respiratory system 10.9 7.7 11.0 8.5 7.8 6.6 8.7 8.1 External causes of morbidity and mortality 5.6 2.4 6.0 2.0 4.3 1.5 4.4 2.1 Other causes 18.6 24.3 18.0 20.6 15.6 20.8 13.2 15.9 Source: Department of Health Information and Research.
Chart 10. Major causes of death: 2012
other causes 15% diseases of the respiratory system 8%
neoplasms external causes of 27% morbidity and mortality 3%
diseases of the circulatory system 47%
9 EDUCATION
Table 14. Enrolment at different levels of education
Special Post- Level Pre-Primary Primary Secondary Vocational1 Tertiary Schools secondary 2008/2009 Total 8,290 25,725 240 25,621 5,768 9,535 9,724 Males 4,275 13,146 159 13,367 2,464 6,291 4,114 Females 4,015 12,579 81 12,254 3,304 3,244 5,610 2009/2010 Total 8,515 24,724 237 24,988 5,809 9,772 10,004 Males 4,434 12,583 156 12,984 2,975 6,247 4,184 Females 4,081 12,141 81 12,004 2,834 3,525 5,820 2010/2011 Total 8,750 24,054 206 23,962 5,983 9,127 10,376 Males 4,582 12,256 139 12,367 2,694 5,740 4,301 Females 4,168 11,798 67 11,595 3,289 3,387 6,075
1 Includes students enrolled at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) (full-time, part-time and short courses) and the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) (full-time and part-time)
Chart 11. Enrolment at different levels of education
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
students 10,000
5,000
0 pre-primary primary special schools secondary post-secondary vocational tertiary
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
Table 15. Teaching staff1 by educational level and sex
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 Level Males Females Males Females Males Females
Pre-Primary and Primary 314 3,091 363 3,141 424 3,495
Special Schools 22 132 21 127 29 142
Secondary and Post-Secondary 1,508 2,791 1,642 3,100 1,773 3,318
Vocational2 235 125 242 150 238 169
Tertiary3 881 390 852 356 946 424
Total 2,960 6,529 3,120 6,874 3,410 7,548 1 Includes staff not directly engaged in teaching (eg. administration and facilitators) 2 Vocational education comprises the Institute of Tourism Studies (ITS) and Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) 3 Includes Junior College lecturing staff
10 Table 16. University of Malta graduates by field of study
2008/2009 Field of study Males Females Total Teacher training and educational science 76 292 368 Humanities and the Arts 178 271 449 Social and behavioural science 93 155 248 Journalism and information 4 7 11 Business and administration 222 261 483 Law 121 224 345 Science, Mathematics and Statistics 39 43 82 Computing 66 31 97 Engineering and engineering trades 78 18 96 Architecture and building 19 31 50 Agriculture, forestry and fishery 39 9 48 Veterinary 1 - 1 Health 77 182 259 Social services 31 97 128 Personal services 9 26 35 Security services - - - Total 1,053 1,647 2,700 2009/2010 Teacher training and educational science 46 269 315 Humanities and the Arts 175 300 475 Social and behavioural science 100 163 263 Journalism and information 3 1 4 Business and administration 211 263 474 Law 116 227 343 Science, Mathematics and Statistics 49 51 100 Computing 130 39 169 Engineering and engineering trades 62 30 92 Architecture and building 34 31 65 Agriculture, forestry and fishery 14 7 21 Veterinary - - - Health 99 229 328 Social services 23 48 71 Personal services 5 17 22 Environmental protection 7 815 Security services 28 6 34 Total 1,102 1,689 2,791 2010/2011 Teacher training and educational science 79 309 388 Humanities and the Arts 221 292 513 Social and behavioural science 92 139 231 Journalism and information 12 20 32 Business and administration 226 224 450 Law 136 194 330 Science, Mathematics and Statistics 74 95 169 Computing 93 48 141 Engineering and engineering trades 87 21 108 Architecture and building 34 27 61 Agriculture, forestry and fishery 11 4 15 Veterinary - - - Health 98 236 334 Social services 10 43 53 Personal services 26 26 52 Environmental protection 8 715 Security services - - - Total 1,207 1,685 2,892
11 Chart 12. Graduates from the University of Malta by selected fields of study
600
500
400
300
200
100
0 teacher training and humanities and the arts business and law health educational science administration
2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
Table 17. Percentage of early school-leavers
Sex Year Total Males Females
2009 32.0 23.5 28.0
2010 32.6 18.5 25.9
2011 29.6 17.1 23.6
2012 27.5 17.6 22.7
Note: The term 'Early school-leavers' refers to persons between 18-24 years of age who have achieved lower secondary school level or less and who are not in further education. Students on holiday are considered as persons in education. This indicator has been calculated as a percentage of the total population in the same age bracket.
Source: Labour Force Survey annualised data.
12 HEALTHCARE
Table 18. Healthcare facilities
2009 2010 2011 2012
Acute care hospitals 6655
Average acute care length of stay (LOS) 4.8* 5.0** 5.0** 5.3** Note: Acute care refers to short stay. * 4.8 days refer to actual average LOS in acute state hospitals - i.e. Mater Dei Hospital, Gozo General Hospital, Sir Paul Boffa Hospital **Figures from 2010 onwards refer to actual average LOS in acute state and private hospitals Source: Department of Health Information and Research.
Table 19. Healthcare professionals
2009 2010 2011 2012
Physicians 1 1,541 1,602 1,639 1,782
Registered dentists 2 200 207 210 213
Registered pharmacists 3 659 925 969 1,018
Registered nurses and midwives 4 2,712 2,838 2,951 2,972 1 Figures refer to individuals who are warranted or licensed to practise as physicians 2 Figures refer to individuals who are warranted or licensed to practise as dentists 3 Figures refer to individuals who are warranted or licensed to practise as pharmacists 4 Figures refer to individuals who are practising nurses and midwives in public and private institutions
Sources: Medical Council Register; Pharmacy Council; Department for Health Information and Research.
Table 20. Infant and child vaccinations
2009 2010 2011 2012
Per cent
Diphtheria 91.4 94.0 97.8 98.7
Tetanus 91.4 94.0 97.8 98.7
Pertussis 91.4 94.0 97.8 98.7
Poliomyelitis 91.4 94.0 97.8 98.7
HIB1 91.4 94.0 95.7 98.7
MMR2 81.8 97.2 84.3 92.7
1 Full appellation is Haemophilus Influenzae B; this leads to croup 2 Measles, Mumps and Rubella Source: National Immunisation Service.
13 SOCIAL SECURITY
Table 21. Claims for short-term benefits
Type of benefit 2009 2010 2011 2012
Sickness benefit 126,597 116,363 120,977 124,888 Unemployment benefit 20,158 18,173 17,251 17,440 Special unemployment benefit 1,078 803 985 935 Injury benefit 3,198 3,171 2,899 3,053 Marriage grant 3,177 3,517 3,293 3,610
Total 154,208 142,027 145,405 149,926 Source: Department of Social Security.
Table 22. Families receiving child/family benefits
Type of benefit 2009 2010 2011 2012
Child allowance 44,663 44,079 43,503 43,541 Disabled child allowance 747 768 801 863 Maternity benefit 2,615 2,358 2,480 2,232 Source: Department of Social Security.
Table 23. Persons receiving pensions/assistance
Type of benefit 2009 2010 2011 2012
Contributory pension 76,221 79,182 81,234 81,832 of which: retirement pension 9,585 9,874 9,239 8,277 national minimum retirement pension 8,404 8,516 8,793 8,858 two-thirds pension 29,744 32,144 34,653 37,136 national minimum invalidity pension 6,014 5,454 4,973 4,514 national minimum widow's pension 8,359 8,223 8,169 8,249 other 14,115 14,971 15,407 14,798 Non-contributory pension 7,475 7,557 7,625 7,751 of which: old age 4,874 4,913 4,956 5,007 disabled 2,249 2,274 2,313 2,391 other 352 370 356 353 Non-contributory assistance 59,704 58,172 58,084 58,246 of which: unemployment assistance 5,675 5,865 5,777 5,762 social assistance 11,350 11,662 11,795 11,965 sickness assistance 14,079 13,830 13,746 13,639 supplementary allowance 28,358 26,612 26,590 26,734 other 242 203 176 146 Source: Department of Social Security.
14 Table 24. Social benefits payable under the Social Security Act (Cap. 318) € 000 Type of benefit 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total contributory benefits 501,933 562,437 561,161 604,939 of which: retirement pension 319,507 369,892 367,721 395,765 invalidity pension 31,420 29,455 26,693 25,043 widow's pension 97,508 102,277 104,661 115,166 sickness benefit 6,368 6,400 6,445 6,963 bonus 38,826 46,840 48,694 54,349 other 8,303 7,574 6,947 7,654 Total non-contributory benefits 159,904 168,915 166,834 177,620 of which: children's allowance 39,061 38,234 36,967 39,929 pension in respect of age/visual impairment 18,490 19,717 19,974 20,457 disability pension 10,365 10,966 11,252 11,919 social assistance 60,546 67,194 64,834 69,214 medical assistance 16,430 17,280 17,296 19,178 bonus 9,036 9,754 9,795 10,301 supplementary assistance 5,977 5,770 6,715 6,621 Total benefits 661,837 731,351 727,995 782,559 Note: Figures have been rounded. Source: Department of Social Security.
Chart 13. Benefits payable under the Social Security Act
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15 QUALITY OF LIFE
Table 25. Information Society: selected indicators
Per 100 Per 100 Per 100 Per 100 Indicator 2009 2010 2011 2012 Population Population Population Population
Fixed telephone subscriptions 246,890 59.6 247,635 59.7 232,203 55.6 229,740 54.5
Mobile telephone subscriptions 422,083 101.9 455,579 109.8 521,748 125.0 541,086 128.5
Cable TV subscriptions 139,336 33.7 143,752 34.6 149,727 35.9 147,896 35.1
Internet subscriptions 109,843 26.5 121,654 29.3 131,219 31.4 139,248 33.1
Notes: (1) As at end December. (2) Figures have been rounded.
Table 26. Licensed motor vehicles
Type of vehicle 2009 2010 2011 2012
Passenger cars 227,264 233,622 239,987 242,149
Commercial vehicles 47,212 47,554 48,367 45,650
Motorcycles 14,306 14,768 15,443 15,815
Other 8,994 8,761 8,150 10,896
Total 297,776 304,705 311,947 314,510
Source: Transport Malta.
Table 27. Road traffic accidents, cases by region
Region 2009 2010 2011 2012
Malta 14,131 13,068 13,571 13,822
Gozo and Comino 746 659 693 724
Total 14,877 13,727 14,264 14,546
Sources: Police Department; Guard and Warden Services Ltd.
Table 28. Road traffic accidents, casualties by region
Region 2009 2010 2011 2012
Malta 992 1,005 1,492 1,510
Gozo and Comino 77 74 85 89
Total 1,069 1,079 1,577 1,599
Sources: Police Department; Guard and Warden Services Ltd.
16 Table 29. Rate of motorisation and road accidents
2009 2010 2011 2012
Road vehicles
Licensed vehicles 297,776 304,705 311,947 314,510
of which:
Passenger cars 227,264 233,622 239,987 249,612
Rate of motorisation (licensed vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants) 719 734 747 746
Rate of motorisation (passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants) 549 563 575 592
Road accidents
Accidents per 1,000 licensed vehicles 50 45 46 46
Casualties per 1,000 inhabitants 2.6 2.6 3.8 3.8
Sources: Transport Malta; Police Department; Guard and Warden Services Ltd.
Chart 14. Total population versus private cars
450,000
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0 2009 2010 2011 2012
total population passenger cars
17 THE ECONOMY
Table 30. GDP and GNI (ESA 1995) € 000 2009 2010p 2011p 2012p ESA 95 Code PRODUCTION APPROACH P.1 Output of goods and services (at basic prices) 12,071,590 13,247,038 14,081,926 14,792,448 P.2 Intermediate consumption (at purchasers' prices) 6,893,571 7,678,030 8,329,426 8,837,491 B.1g Gross value added (at basic prices) 5,178,019 5,569,008 5,752,500 5,954,957 D.21 Taxes on products 798,096 828,216 895,436 911,708 D.31 Subsidies on products 20,071 20,419 21,722 37,163 B.1*g Gross Domestic Product (ESA 95) 5,956,044 6,376,805 6,626,213 6,829,501
EXPENDITURE APPROACH P.3 Total final consumption expenditure 5,009,296 5,161,047 5,384,051 5,541,984 P.3 Household final consumption expenditure 3,686,806 3,772,187 3,929,001 3,993,535 P.3 NPISH final consumption expenditure 91,920 97,802 101,720 101,054 P.3 General government final consumption expenditure 1,230,570 1,291,058 1,353,331 1,447,395 P.5 Gross capital formation 1,082,466 1,209,817 986,338 909,657 P.51 Gross fixed capital formation 1,003,226 1,123,766 1,001,480 1,008,270 P.52 Changes in inventories 74,705 99,514 1,923 -106,755 P.53 Acquisitions less disposals of valuables 4,534 -13,463 -17,065 8,141 P.6 Exports of goods and services 4,870,794 5,916,777 6,591,188 6,997,947 P.7 Imports of goods and services 5,006,512 5,910,836 6,335,364 6,620,086 B.1*g Gross Domestic Product (ESA 95) 5,956,044 6,376,805 6,626,213 6,829,501
INCOME APPROACH D.1 Compensation of employees 2,723,008 2,815,754 2,920,372 3,040,529 B.2g+B.3g Gross operating surplus and mixed income 2,466,033 2,763,347 2,840,973 2,923,216 D.2 Taxes on production and imports 831,029 864,587 929,922 942,638 D.3 Subsidies 64,026 66,884 65,054 76,882 B.1*g Gross Domestic Product (ESA 95) 5,956,044 6,376,805 6,626,213 6,829,501
D.1 Compensation of employees received from the 37,844 27,187 26,643 26,112 rest of the world D.1 Compensation of employees paid to the 30,150 30,179 21,535 22,021 rest of the world D.2 Taxes on production and imports paid to the 20,580 20,425 22,596 21,905 institutions of the EU D.3 Subsidies received from the institutions of the EU 10,802 19,778 14,075 15,462 D.4 Property income received from the rest of the world 1,615,300 1,606,725 1,630,609 1,818,871 D.4 Property income paid to the rest of the world 2,057,679 2,032,489 1,952,168 2,232,212 B.5*g Gross National Income (ESA 95) 5,511,582 5,947,402 6,301,241 6,413,808
p provisional Note: Figures in line with News Release no. 170/2013.
18 Table 31. Production and generation of income accounts € 000 Total economy
p p p ESA 95 2009 2010 2011 2012 Code
Production account
P.1 Output 12,071,590 13,247,038 14,081,926 14,792,448
P.2 Intermediate consumption 6,893,571 7,678,030 8,329,426 8,837,491
B.1g Value added, gross 5,178,019 5,569,008 5,752,500 5,954,957
K.1 Consumption of fixed capital 837,400 880,334 917,359 934,433
B.1n Value added, net 4,340,620 4,688,673 4,835,141 5,020,523
Generation of income account
B.1n Value added, net 4,340,620 4,688,673 4,835,141 5,020,523
D.1 Compensation of employees 2,723,008 2,815,754 2,920,372 3,040,529
D.29 Other taxes on production 32,934 36,371 34,487 30,931
D.39 Other subsidies on production (-) 43,955 46,464 43,333 39,719
B.2 Operating surplus 1,628,633 1,883,013 1,923,614 1,988,783
Gross Domestic Product € '000s
p p p p ESA 95 2009 2010 2011 2012 Code
B.1g Value added, gross (at basic prices) 5,178,019 5,569,008 5,752,500 5,954,957
D.21 add Taxes on products 798,096 828,216 895,436 911,708
D.31 less Subsidies on products 20,071 20,419 21,722 37,163
B.1*g GDP at market prices 5,956,044 6,376,805 6,626,213 6,829,501
Rate of growth -0.1% 7.1% 3.9% 3.1%
p provisional
19 Table 32. GDP by category of expenditure at constant 2000 prices € 000 2009 2010p 2011p 2012p ESA 95 Code
P.3 Total final consumption expenditure 4,044,203 4,040,656 4,178,096 4,219,802 P.3 Household final consumption expenditure 3,056,826 3,036,863 3,135,462 3,130,467 P.3 NPISH final consumption expenditure 66,735 67,920 68,315 66,296 P.3 General government final consumption expenditure 920,642 935,873 974,319 1,023,038 P.5 Gross capital formation 822,716 872,087 675,555 588,962 P.51 Gross fixed capital formation 758,884 805,972 688,698 661,532 P.52 Changes in inventories 60,079 76,880 529 -78,920 P.53 Acquisitions less disposals of valuables 3,753 -10,765 -13,672 6,351 P.6 Exports of goods and services 4,167,768 4,845,112 5,074,200 5,430,343 P.7 Imports of goods and services 4,301,943 4,833,868 4,926,347 5,198,417
B.1*g Gross Domestic Product (ESA 95) 4,732,743 4,923,988 5,001,504 5,040,691
Rate of growth -2.8% 4.0% 1.6% 0.8%
p provisional
Table 33. Percentage contribution to Gross Value Added (at basic prices)
NACE 2009 2010p 2011p 2012p
Agriculture, forestry and fishing A 1.72% 1.69% 1.52% 1.53% Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; B_E 15.59% 15.45% 14.30% 13.35% sewerage, waste management and remediation of which : activities C 12.78% 12.86% 12.87% 12.78%
Construction F 4.82% 4.43% 4.22% 3.99%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transportation and storage; accomodation and food service activities G_I 21.48% 21.02% 21.02% 21.29%
Information and communication J 5.30% 5.43% 6.14% 6.42%
Financial and insurance activities K 6.29% 7.26% 7.97% 8.31%
Real estate activities L 6.43% 6.04% 6.02% 5.80% Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities M_N 9.27% 9.43% 9.91% 10.04% Public administration and defence; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities O_Q 19.21% 18.94% 19.12% 19.51% Arts, entertainment and recreation, repair of household goods and other services R_U 9.88% 10.31% 9.78% 9.75%
Gross Value Added 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
p provisional
20 Chart 15. Percentage Contribution to GVA: 2009-2012
24 22 20 18 16 14 12 per cent 10 8 6 4 2 0 A B_E of F G_I J K L M_N O_Q R_U which: C NACE
2009 2010 2011 2012
Chart 16. Percentage Contribution to GVA: 2012
24 22 20 18 16 14 12
per cent 10 8 6 4 2 - A B_E of FG_IJ K L M_N O_Q R_U which: C NACE
21 Table 34. Gross Domestic Product per capita in Purchasing Power Standards 1
GDP per head in PPS2 (EU27=100)3 Country 2009p 2010p 2011p 2012p 2009 2010 2011 2012 EU Member States
Euro area (17 countries) 25,500 26,500 27,200 27,500 109 109 108 108 Austria (AT) 29,500 31,100 32,400 33,300 126 128 129 131 Belgium (BE) 27,700 29,100 29,800 30,400 118 120 119 119 Cyprus (CY) 23,500 23,600 23,600 23,300 100 97 95 91 Estonia (EE) 15,000 15,500 17,200 18,000 63 63 67 69 Finland (FI) 26,900 27,700 28,700 29,100 115 114 115 115 France (FR) 25,600 26,500 27,300 27,500 109 109 109 108 Germany (DE) 27,000 29,000 30,500 31,300 115 119 121 122 Greece (EL) 22,100 21,200 19,900 19,200 94 87 79 75 Ireland (IE) 30,200 31,300 32,600 33,200 128 127 129 130 Italy (IT) 24,400 24,700 25,100 25,200 104 101 100 99 Luxembourg (LU) 59,300 64,200 66,700 67,100 256 268 272 272 Malta (MT) 19,800 21,400 22,000 22,100 85 86 86 86 The Netherlands (NL) 31,000 32,000 32,700 32,800 132 132 131 129 Portugal (PT) 18,800 19,700 19,600 19,200 80 81 78 75 Slovakia (SK) 17,100 17,900 18,500 19,100 73 73 73 75 Slovenia (SI) 20,300 20,500 21,000 20,900 87 84 84 82 Spain (ES) 24,200 24,200 24,300 24,400 103 100 99 97
Non-euro area Bulgaria (BG) 10,300 10,700 11,600 12,100 44 44 46 47 Croatia (HR) 14,500 14,300 15,200 15,600 62 59 61 61 Czech Republic (CZ) 19,400 19,500 20,100 20,300 83 80 80 79 Denmark (DK) 29,000 31,300 31,500 32,000 124 128 126 125 Hungary (HU) 15,300 15,800 16,300 16,700 65 65 66 66 Latvia (LV) 12,700 13,200 14,700 : 54 54 59 62 Lithuania (LT) 13,600 15,000 16,700 17,900 58 61 66 70 Poland (PL) 14,200 15,300 16,200 16,800 61 63 65 66 Romania (RO) 11,100 11,400 11,800 12,600 47 47 47 49 Sweden (SE) 28,200 30,200 31,700 32,700 120 124 127 129 United Kingdom (UK) 26,300 27,500 27,700 28,500 111 112 109 110
: - not available
1 PPS is the artificial common reference currency unit used in the EU to express the volume of economic aggregates for the purpose of spatial comparisons - the basic figures are expressed in PPS, i.e a common currency that eliminates the differences in price levels between countries allowing volume comparisons between countries
2 GDP in terms of current prices, expressed in millions of PPS (Purchasing Power Standards). Expressing GDP in PPS (Purchasing Power Standards) eliminates differences in price levels between countries, and calculations on a per head basis allows for the comparison of economies significantly different in absolute size
3 This is the volume index of GDP per capita in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS); it should be noted that this indicator has been rescaled i.e. data is now expressed in relation to the European Union average set to equal 100 (EU27=100). The per capita volume index represents the real volume of GDP in per capita terms in relation to the European Union (EU27) average set equal 100
Source: Eurostat database (indicators) as at 25/10/2013.
22 GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Table 35. Consolidated Fund data € 000 Aggregates 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total revenue 2,829,358 3,103,043 3,221,251 3,441,809 less loans 455,793 577,687 567,798 645,652 less repayment of loans made by government - - - 52,000 less sale of shares - - - - less other extraordinary receipts 2,795 - 9,622 28,425
Revenue (less financial transactions) 2,370,770 2,525,356 2,643,831 2,715,732 of which: Grants 72,912 91,934 121,122 92,859 Customs and Excise 174,371 187,739 208,181 155,790 Value Added Tax 454,027 482,538 525,061 534,197 Income tax 739,443 801,231 776,109 865,927 Social security 526,100 552,076 585,591 609,690 Others 403,916 409,837 427,767 457,269
Total expenditure 2,937,764 3,031,978 3,093,223 3,524,729 less contribution to Sinking Fund in respect of local and foreign loans 16,968 16,198 13,502 11,573 less direct loan repayment 252,464 191,242 128,438 349,757 less equity ecquisition 541 200 6,000 33,392 less loans - 19,770 82,842 52,000
Total expenditure (less financial transactions) 2,667,791 2,804,568 2,862,441 3,078,008 consisting of: Recurrent expenditure 2,204,421 2,296,343 2,361,285 2,488,423 of which: Education 134,494 141,931 147,803 157,046 Social security (benefits) 661,837 731,351 727,995 782,559 Others 1,408,090 1,423,060 1,485,487 1,548,817
Interest payments 192,023 196,755 212,462 225,808
Capital programme 271,346 311,470 288,695 343,777 Productive investment 85,331 57,734 49,080 64,799 Infrastructure 121,874 199,725 189,076 220,240 Social 64,142 54,011 50,539 58,738
Balance of recurrent revenue and total expenditure -297,021 -279,212 -218,610 -342,276
Note: (1) For comparability with the Maastricht deficit criteria refer to Table 36 - 'Transition between the Consolidated Fund and the General Government Sector'.
Source: The Treasury.
23 Table 36. Transition between Consolidated Fund and General Government Sector 1 € 000 2009 2010 2011 2012
Structural Deficit of Consolidated Fund -297,021 -279,212 -218,610 -342,276 As a percentage of GDP -5.0 -4.4 -3.3 -5.1
Adjustments to the Consolidated Fund: Loans granted (+) 0 0 0 0 Loans repayments (-) 0 0 0 0 Equities, acquisitions (+) 1,539 2,311 250 686 2 Equities, sales (-) 0 0 0 0 Other financial transactions 0 -1,209 -7,421 0 Difference between interest paid (+) and interest accrued (-) 223 1,512 2,320 -2,275 3 Other accounts receivable (+) and payable (-) -11,806 58,446 -19,779 90,209 4 Time adjusted cash 24,308 -31,960 39,864 40,179 5
Net Borrowing (-) / Net Lending (+) of public entities forming 72,491 -12,240 -6,930 -5,179 6 part of Central Government
Other adjustments (+/-) Treasury Clearance Fund flows in non-financial transactions -15,814 35,108 24,380 14,828 Sinking Fund interests' received 1,394 993 1,379 2,085 Interest received not included in consolidated fund 535 261 318 112 Interest receivable -5 165 2,931 -2,563 Adjustment Stock premium proceeds 2,882 -278 -1,128 -249 EFSF re-routing 0 0 292 781 7 Equity injection 0 0 0 -20,000
Net Borrowing (-) / Net Lending (+) of Central Government -221,276 -226,104 -182,134 -223,679 (S.1311)
Net Borrowing (-) / Net Lending (+) of Local Government (S.1313) 860 230 -873 -1,779 8
Net Borrowing (-) / Net Lending (+) of General Government -220,416 -225,874 -183,007 -225,457 (S.13) As a percentage of GDP -3.7 -3.6 -2.8 -3.3
1. Data in tables 35 and 36 are in line with the EDP submission of October 2013, as reported in News Release No. 201/2013 of 21 October 2013 2. Acquisition of shares in international agencies 3. Difference between the interest paid and accrued of the Treasury Bills, Malta Government Stocks and Foreign Loans 4. Accruals adjustment: including all Budgetary Central Government 5. In line with Council Regulation 2516/2000, the method of recording of taxes and social contributions is the time-adjusted method 6. The aggregated net borrowing (-) / net lending (+) of the extra budgetary units forming part of the Central Government Sector (based on a delimitation exercise) 7. Re-routed operations of the European Financial Stability Facility 8. The aggregated net borrowing (-) / net lending (+) of the 68 local councils. Data from 2011 also includes the 5 Regional Committees
24 Table 37. General Government Debt € 000 2009 2010 2011 2012
General Government debt position 3,962,551 4,257,698 4,607,258 4,871,291 consisting of: Treasury bills (a) 474,137 377,760 257,148 154,133 Government stock (b) 3,216,381 3,603,616 4,046,345 4,322,778 Foreign borrowing 100,631 87,701 74,581 61,970 Other debt assumptions (c) 55,150 56,374 0 0 Domestic Loans with Commercial Banks - - 56,379 56,379 Euro coins issued in the name of the Treasury (d) 37,154 40,957 45,836 50,446 Extra Budgetary Units 76,209 87,670 107,514 85,507 Local Councils 2,891 3,620 3,925 4,126 EFSF re-routing (e) - - 15,531 135,951
General Government debt as a percentage of GDP 66.5 66.8 69.5 71.3
(a) Treasury bills are quoted at nominal prices (b) Consolidated between the different sub-sectors of General Government (c) Includes loans of Ex-Malta Drydocks and Ex-Malta Shipbuilding (d) Euro coins issued in the name of the Treasury are being considered as a currency liability pertaining to the Central Government (e) The debt issued by the European Financial Stability Facility is re-routed to the participating Euro Area Member States Note: (1) The General Government debt is in line with Maastricht debt criteria. Source: Central Bank of Malta, quoting data from The Treasury and the Malta Stock Exchange
Table 38. General Government expenditure by function € 000 COFOG 2008 2009 2010 2011
General public services 394,948 428,561 402,777 432,735 Defence 38,103 53,886 50,395 55,957 Public order and safety 86,256 90,242 92,491 94,366 Economic affairs 434,895 286,646 298,405 313,179 Environment protection 93,916 101,662 126,439 87,007 Housing and community amenities 40,134 16,923 17,427 20,048 Health 316,031 322,278 344,464 366,376 Recreation, culture and religion 36,221 42,795 48,984 56,854 Education 311,533 320,416 362,845 381,387 Social protection 815,729 870,596 906,036 943,610 Total 2,567,765 2,534,006 2,650,264 2,751,519
25 Table 39. General Government employment in R&D
2009 2010 2011 2012 Total 955 1,011 1,035 1,151 Full-time 54 46 47 44 Part-time 901 965 988 1,107
PhD Researchers Total 408 428 443 498 Full-time 8 10 7 2 Part-time 400 418 436 496
Non PhD Researchers Total 263 290 272 295 Full-time 14 18 22 20 Part-time 249 272 250 275
Technicians Total 90 87 93 94 Full-time 15 6 5 4 Part-time 75 81 88 90
Support Staff Total 194 206 227 264 Full-time 17 12 13 18 Part-time 177 194 214 246
Table 40. General Government expenditure on R&D
€ 000 2009 2010 2011 2012 Recurrent expenditure 11,012 12,357 14,275 17,359 Labour costs 8,475 9,361 10,886 12,571 Other recurrent expenditure 2,537 2,996 3,389 4,788
Capital expenditure 625 3,484 1,647 5,551 Land and buildings 462 1,159 1,397 4,539 Instruments and equipment 163 2,325 250 1,012
Total expenditure 11,637 15,840 15,922 22,910
26 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
Table 41. Balance of Payments
€ 000
2009p 2010p 2011p 2012p
Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit Credit Debit
Current Account - 530,158 - 383,842 - 33,608 109,431 -
Goods, Services and Income 6,523,978 7,094,334 7,550,684 7,973,499 8,248,441 8,309,061 8,926,292 8,875,992
Goods and Services 4,870,834 5,006,506 5,916,772 5,910,831 6,591,188 6,335,358 7,081,485 6,621,934
Goods 2,034,592 3,159,543 2,638,493 3,796,821 2,967,658 4,031,196 3,279,619 4,251,408
Services 2,836,242 1,846,962 3,278,279 2,114,010 3,623,531 2,304,161 3,801,866 2,370,526
Transport 326,605 217,404 281,400 289,197 296,126 340,084 326,369 375,625
Travel 639,820 206,976 813,854 233,488 911,016 238,933 988,747 265,340
Other services 1,869,817 1,422,583 2,183,024 1,591,325 2,416,389 1,725,145 2,486,751 1,729,561
Income 1,653,144 2,087,829 1,633,912 2,062,668 1,657,252 1,973,703 1,844,806 2,254,059
Compensation of employees 37,844 30,150 27,187 30,179 26,643 21,535 25,936 21,847
Investment income 1,615,300 2,057,679 1,606,725 2,032,489 1,630,609 1,952,168 1,818,871 2,232,212
Current Transfers 1,429,189 1,388,986 1,295,404 1,256,432 891,034 864,016 945,055 885,920
Capital and Financial Account 21,665 - - 177,735 - 200,969 - 531,431
Capital Account 94,770 - 92,518 - 89,245 - 91,365 -
Financial Account - 73,106 - 270,253 - 290,214 - 622,795
Direct Investment 188,074 - 603,799 - 179,570 - 49,847 -
Abroad - 98,557 - 98,683 - 2,293 75,364 -
In Malta 286,632 - 702,483 - 181,863 - - 25,518
Portfolio Investment - 1,932,371 - 3,210,206 - 3,104,349 - 1,602,981
Assets - 1,906,634 - 3,212,019 - 3,103,989 - 1,611,678
Liabilities - 25,737 1,812 --360 8,696 -
Financial Derivatives - 118,877 27,822 - 24,266 - 25,254 -
Assets - 6,742 - 39,984 - 13,336 - 19,141
Liabilities - 112,136 67,806 - 37,602 - 44,395 -
Other Investments 1,792,485 - 2,331,988 - 2,557,452 - 1,026,489 -
Assets 4,091,177 - 535,210 - 1,488,545 --61,743
Liabilities - 2,298,684 1,796,770 - 1,068,896 - 1,088,231 -
Reserve Assets - 2,420 - 23,649 52,851 - - 121,406
Net Errors and Omissions 508,485 - 561,581 - 234,583 - 422,001 -
p provisional
27 Chart 17. Current account balance
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
million 0
-500
-1,000
-1,500 2009 2010 2011 2012
trade balance services (net) income (net) transfers (net) current account balance
Table 42. Direct investment
€ million 2009p 2010p 2011p 2012p
In Malta 286.6 702.5 181.9 -25.5
Abroad 98.6 98.7 2.3 -75.4 p provisional
Chart 18. Direct investment 800 120
100 700 80 600 60 500 40
400 20
million 300 0 million
-20 200 -40 100 -60 0 -80 2009 2010 2011 2012 -100 -100
Malta abroad (refer to right axis)
28 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Table 43. International trade: an overview € 000 Imports/Exports 2009 2010 2011 2012
Imports 3,474,862 4,329,497 5,335,970 6,178,274 by broad economic category: Industrial supplies 1,214,346 1,500,075 1,548,926 1,558,527 Capital goods 710,279 838,867 875,913 814,778 Consumer goods 893,102 934,968 977,296 1,016,661 Fuels/lubricants 657,135 1,055,588 1,933,836 2,788,309
Exports 2,087,436 2,809,339 3,819,039 4,431,057 Visible trade gap -1,387,426 -1,520,159 -1,516,931 -1,747,217
Table 44. Imports by sector € 000 Sector 2009 2010 2011 2012 Food and live animals 388,904 394,638 422,592 487,023 Beverages and tobacco 59,510 62,638 64,112 85,350 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 31,382 31,552 23,728 28,964 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 657,764 1,057,707 1,943,171 2,791,340 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 6,902 6,926 8,585 9,040 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 316,026 376,224 434,065 447,443 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 288,357 326,240 331,107 318,114 Machinery and transport equipment 1,343,721 1,640,646 1,695,136 1,572,718 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 359,983 393,733 379,109 408,598 Commodities and transactions n.e.c. 22,314 39,192 34,366 29,685 TOTAL 3,474,862 4,329,497 5,335,970 6,178,274
Table 45. Exports by sector € 000 Sector 2009 2010 2011 2012 Food and live animals 69,663 135,694 129,908 179,973 Beverages and tobacco 17,666 22,502 21,561 39,670 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 9,602 13,718 19,784 20,044 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 446,811 718,934 1,621,721 2,010,756 Animal and vegetable oils, fats and waxes 39 5 0 9 Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 205,098 273,772 258,852 321,205 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 89,017 123,568 132,856 126,541 Machinery and transport equipment 940,475 1,180,500 1,241,303 1,322,236 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 307,169 331,104 383,222 400,889 Commodities and transactions n.e.c. 1,895 9,541 9,832 9,735 TOTAL 2,087,436 2,809,339 3,819,039 4,431,057
Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
29 Table 46. Direction of trade
€ 000 2009 2010 2011 2012 Imports Europe 2,702,370 3,207,281 4,223,701 4,894,195 of which: European Union 2,425,436 2,715,857 3,354,032 3,949,929 of which: United Kingdom 380,283 359,404 362,105 372,276 Euro Area 1,935,583 2,194,642 2,662,218 3,335,738 EFTA Countries 110,245 110,149 159,497 137,659 Other European Countries 166,689 381,276 710,171 806,607 Africa 72,366 151,484 35,751 189,345 America 229,476 276,936 353,518 278,895 Asia 457,693 611,710 641,914 768,748 Australia and Oceania 10,689 80,150 20,430 34,367 Ships and aircraft stores, and bunkers 2,267 1,935 60,657 12,724 Total 3,474,862 4,329,497 5,335,970 6,178,274
Exports Europe 856,810 1,199,227 1,579,022 1,646,427 of which: European Union 820,749 1,149,144 1,301,875 1,295,762 of which: United Kingdom 100,486 131,438 150,414 124,586 Euro Area 656,478 906,756 1,033,614 1,041,959 EFTA Countries 16,402 26,515 33,379 29,703 Other European Countries 19,659 23,569 243,768 320,962 Africa 137,165 182,665 234,301 776,832 America 185,297 228,778 226,742 255,416 Asia 528,100 686,467 1,092,134 1,012,865 Australia and Oceania 4,513 11,149 5,205 6,313 Ships and aircraft stores, and bunkers 375,550 501,052 681,636 733,205 Total 2,087,436 2,809,339 3,819,039 4,431,057 Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Chart 19. Imports: time series
7,000
6,000 5,000 4,000
million 3,000 2,000
1,000
0 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
30 Chart 20. Exports: time series
5,000 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 million 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Chart 21. Total imports: 2012
Asia 12% Australia and Oceania 1% America 5%
Africa 3%
European Union 64% other European countries 15%
Chart 22. Total exports: 2012
Africa other European countries 21% 10%
America European Union 7% 35%
Australia and Oceania Asia 0% 27%
31 AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
Table 47. Land under cultivation
Total agricultural land (Ha) Region Irrigated land % Dry land %
Malta 3,003 85.84 5,837 73.38
Gozo 495 14.16 2,118 26.62
Total 3,498 100.00 7,954 100.00
Source: Census of Agriculture 2010.
Table 48. Marketed vegetables and fruit '000 tonnes Produce 2009 2010 2011 2012
Vegetables 39.8 41.2 42.5 38.5 Potato exports 2.5 5.9 7.1 4.2 Fruit 3.1 2.6 3.2 2.7
Table 49. Meat, milk and egg production
Produce 2009 2010 2011 2012
Beef (tonnes) 1,543 1,422 1,128 1,111 Pork (tonnes) 7,369 7,511 7,305 5,665 Broilers (tonnes) 4,686 4,398 4,155 4,244 Milk producer sales ('000 litres) 38,301 40,895 40,474 42,092 Estimated egg production (‘000 eggs) 108,813 79,644 69,259 61,677
Table 50. Fish landings tonnes Quantity 2009 2010 2011 2012
Swordfish 237 331 307 229 Dorado 332 430 194 137 Blue-fin Tuna 185 131 81 121 Other 479 412 601 556
Table 51. Fish price index
2009 2010 2011 2012
Fish price index 2005=100 113.97 117.56 114.80 130.51
32 Table 52. Fish volume index
2009 2010 2011 2012
Fish volume index 2005=100 92.33 97.49 88.47 77.97
Table 53. Agriculture and fishing: contribution to total Gross Value Added € 000
2009 2010 2011 2012
Total Value Added, gross 5,178,019 5,515,767 5,710,082 5,926,177
Agriculture and fishing 89,319 94,399 87,677 91,586
% of Total Value Added, gross 1.72 1.71 1.54 1.55
Compensation of employees 27,339 28,371 28,491 29,598
% of Total Value Added, gross 0.53 0.51 0.50 0.50
Operating surplus 67,299 70,463 61,750 63,485
% of Total Value Added, gross 1.30 1.28 1.08 1.07
Chart 23. Agriculture and fishing: contribution to total GVA 000 000 7,000,000 100,000
90,000 6,000,000 80,000
5,000,000 70,000
60,000 4,000,000 50,000 3,000,000 40,000
2,000,000 30,000 20,000 1,000,000 10,000
0 0 2009 2010 2011 2012
total GVA agriculture and fishing (refer to right axis)
33 Table 54. Agricultural price indices based on economic accounts for agriculture (2000=100)
2009 2010 2011p 2012p Agricultural output 119.27 116.65 120.50 127.72 Forage 76.59 74.91 83.15 84.56 Vegetables and horticultural products 130.13 125.31 116.67 131.25 Potatoes 136.33 100.34 149.01 144.24 Fruit 98.63 108.69 88.47 88.74 Animals 116.83 117.65 121.41 126.75 Animal products 130.09 126.84 143.33 154.37
Table 55. Agricultural volume indices based on economic accounts for agriculture (2000=100)
2009 2010 2011p 2012p Agricultural output 94.58 95.06 94.77 87.66 Forage 113.78 114.46 127.97 117.86 Vegetables and horticultural products 109.13 110.33 109.56 100.25 Potatoes 36.37 52.10 63.40 42.54 Fruit 160.40 143.88 167.47 151.40 Animals 89.77 89.05 85.67 79.84 Animal products 91.96 89.75 86.43 86.86
Table 56. Agricultural value indices based on economic accounts for agriculture (2000=100)
2009 2010 2011p 2012p Agricultural output 112.81 110.84 114.17 112.00 Forage 87.14 85.75 106.41 99.71 Vegetables and horticultural products 142.04 138.35 127.97 131.68 Potatoes 49.55 52.23 94.43 61.28 Fruit 158.48 156.74 148.43 134.63 Animals 104.87 104.76 104.13 101.32 Animal products 119.52 113.66 123.66 133.80 p provisional
Chart 24. Agricultural indices based on economic accounts for agriculture
135 130 125 120 115 110 105
indices 100 95 90 85 80 2009 2010 2011 2012
chained volume index (2000=100) chained price index (2000=100) chained value index (2000=100)
34 TOURISM
Table 57. Departing tourists from Malta by country of origin (air and sea)
Country of origin 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 1,182,490 1,338,841 1,415,019 1,444,192
United Kingdom 398,472 415,099 438,205 440,701
Germany 127,373 126,193 134,004 137,322
Italy 161,737 219,663 201,514 202,007
France 71,930 86,516 103,494 107,767
The Netherlands 33,419 33,425 38,937 39,241
Libya 14,281 15,864 6,305 17,408
Other 375,278 442,080 492,559 448,230
Chart 25. Seasonal pattern of tourist departures 1,600,000
1,400,000 20.3% 20.7% 1,200,000 21.0% 20.9% 1,000,000 35.9% 37.2% 800,000 37.8% 37.1% 600,000
400,000 27.6% 28.0% 27.4% 27.4% 200,000 14.7% 13.8% 16.3% 14.1% 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Table 58. Average length of stay of tourists by type of accommodation (nights)
Accommodation categories 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.5 Private accommodation 11.5 12.0 11.7 12.0 Collective accommodation 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.4 Hotels 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.2 5-star 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.9 4-star 8.0 7.9 7.7 8.0 3-star 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.7 2-star 7.8 5.9 5.9 6.1 Other collective accommodation 9.49.29.18.9
35 Table 59. Collective accommodation establishments and bed-places
2009 2010 2011 2012 Collective accommodation No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of hotels bed-places hotels bed-places hotels bed-places hotels bed-places
Total 162 39,825 159 40,135 157 39,496 157 39,945
Hotels 104 33,159 102 33,681 102 33,234 101 33,397
5-star 16 7,611 15 7,423 15 7,257 15 7,254
4-star 41 15,103 43 16,251 41 15,919 41 16,702
3-star 40 9,844 38 9,468 39 9,531 38 8,852
2-star 7 601 6 539 7 527 7 589
Other collective accommodation 58 6,666 57 6,454 55 6,262 56 6,548
Aparthotels 28 4,961 26 4,680 25 4,436 26 4,703
Guesthouse 23 657 24 718 22 655 22 651
Hostel 7 1,048 7 1,056 8 1,171 8 1,194
Note: Figures as at end August (peak month).
Table 60. Bed-place occupancy in collective accommodation establishments
Annual August (peak month) Collective accommodation 2009 2010 2011 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 50.9 55.8 56.8 57.0 77.5 85.1 81.3 82.5
Hotels 52.2 58.1 59.7 59.7 79.3 87.9 84.9 86.5
5-star 55.4 60.7 61.8 62.5 93.7 92.8 90.9 93.5
4-star 61.1 67.5 69.7 67.0 89.2 93.7 92.4 91.8
3-star 35.7 42.1 43.1 46.2 54.3 74.1 69.9 73.7
2-star 35.8 37.6 32.6 30.6 61.6 87.0 48.0 40.7
Other collective accommodation 44.4 43.9 41.6 42.1 68.2 70.6 62.0 62.3
Aparthotels 46.5 47.6 45.2 44.6 71.9 75.6 70.1 67.3
Guesthouse 31.1 29.8 32.9 34.8 46.9 49.9 50.7 55.6
Hostel 43.1 37.7 34.0 36.7 64.0 62.5 37.5 46.2
36 Table 61. Cruise passenger traffic
2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 439,630 491,201 556,564 608,786
Embarked 14,092 14,779 55,806 45,974 Transit 411,308 461,839 444,831 516,391 Landed 14,230 14,583 55,927 46,421
Major markets: by country of residence France 39,587 62,733 42,180 63,012 Germany 68,344 76,258 151,398 157,563 Italy 89,857 121,942 110,076 99,756 Spain 33,945 31,428 34,957 43,638 United Kingdom 35,058 37,300 43,785 62,977 United States 67,840 44,388 49,053 38,351
Source: Transport Malta.
Table 62. Travel account in the Balance of Payments
€ 000 2009 2010 2011 2012
Travel receipts 639,820 813,854 909,996 984,739
Travel expenditures 206,976 233,488 238,933 265,340
Net travel account 432,844 580,366 671,063 719,399
Net amount for all economic sectors (current account) -527,754 -341,705 -65,676 73,757
Services receipts from abroad 2,836,198 3,356,890 3,530,293 3,762,818
Travel receipts as a percentage of services receipts 22.6 24.2 25.8 26.2
Travel ratio1 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.7
Normalised travel ratio2 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
1 measured by dividing credits by debits. A ratio greater than 1 indicates a country is a net exporter of tourism (receipts are greater than expenditures) 2 measured as follows: (credits - debits/credits + debits). A ratio equal to +1 indicates a country exporting only tourism services
37 Table 63. Full-time employment in hotels and restaurants
Sex 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total 9,748 9,591 9,584 9,637
Males 6,764 6,658 6,683 6,690
Females 2,984 2,933 2,901 2,947
Notes: (1) The annual average data for 2009-2010 is as per NSO News Release No. 139/2012. (2) The annual average data for 2011 is per NSO News Release No. 88/2013. (3) The data for 2012 is provisional and subject to revision. Source: Employment and Training Corporation (ETC).
Chart 27. Full-time employment in hotels and restaurants
8,000 males
7,000 females
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0 2009 2010 2011 2012
Table 64. Residents of Malta travelling abroad by air
2009p 2010p 2011p 2012p
Residents of Malta going abroad 301,711 294,323 308,483 331,096
Expenditure on travel abroad (€ million) 207.0 233.5 238.9 265.3
p provisional
38 INDUSTRY
Table 65. Turnover in industry by main industrial grouping and flow (2005=100) Turnover Main industrial grouping 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 96.5 114.2 114.8 122.6 Intermediate goods 83.7 99.8 99.2 104.4 Energy 159.4 204.6 204.3 220.5 Capital goods 60.8 74.0 80.2 87.5 Consumer goods 87.4 91.3 92.5 98.8 Durable consumer goods 52.6 50.5 45.8 44.7 Non-durable consumer goods 90.9 95.4 97.1 104.2
DOMESTIC 119.5 137.9 140.7 150.8 Intermediate goods 107.5 105.0 112.9 118.2 Energy 159.4 204.6 204.3 220.5 Capital goods 97.3 93.7 129.5 142.6 Consumer goods 76.6 73.7 74.3 78.6 Durable consumer goods 67.3 64.8 58.3 57.6 Non-durable consumer goods 78.0 75.0 76.8 81.9
NON-DOMESTIC 82.0 99.4 99.2 105.2 Intermediate goods 78.8 98.6 95.9 101.2 Energy ---- Capital goods 56.5 71.3 75.0 82.9 Consumer goods 106.0 118.4 122.5 129.1 Durable consumer goods 17.7 17.7 25.9 26.0 Non-durable consumer goods 110.3 123.3 127.3 134.1
Table 66. Industrial production by main industrial grouping (2005=100) Industrial production Main industrial grouping 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 94.4 102.5 104.1 107.2 Intermediate goods 92.3 112.0 116.0 117.4 Energy 96.5 94.2 96.7 101.1 Capital goods 92.7 103.6 107.2 114.8 Consumer goods 96.4 95.2 93.8 96.8 Durable consumer goods 92.3 66.5 52.8 50.9 Non-durable consumer goods 96.9 98.9 99.2 102.8
Table 67. Industrial producer prices by main industrial grouping (2005=100) Industrial producer prices Main industrial grouping 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL* 98.4 99.6 99.3 97.0 Intermediate goods 83.4 78.6 78.3 74.4 Energy 167.2 196.6 197.0 197.0 Capital goods 95.2 95.6 95.5 96.1 Consumer goods 103.4 106.6 105.9 107.7 Durable consumer goods 101.4 95.9 104.7 118.5 Non-durable consumer goods 103.6 107.6 106.1 106.7 p provisional * Total includes domestic and non-domestic goods
39 Table 68. Employment in industry by main industrial grouping (2005=100)
Employment Main industrial grouping 2009 2010 2011 2012 p
TOTAL 75.5 73.3 73.8 73.3
Intermediate goods 79.2 76.6 77.5 77.5
Energy 84.1 81.1 80.0 75.1
Capital goods 66.4 63.5 67.2 65.6
Consumer goods 73.8 72.5 71.8 72.4
Table 69. Hours worked in industry by main industrial grouping (2005=100)
Hours worked Main industrial grouping 2009 2010 2011 2012 p
TOTAL 72.8 71.4 72.0 71.6
Intermediate goods 77.1 77.6 79.0 79.6
Energy 80.7 75.8 74.8 69.1
Capital goods 63.3 59.7 61.6 59.7
Consumer goods 71.7 70.9 70.6 72.1
Table 70. Wages and salaries in industry by main industrial grouping (2005=100)
Wages and salaries Main industrial grouping 2009 2010 2011 2012 p
TOTAL 92.1 90.7 94.2 97.0
Intermediate goods 86.9 92.1 93.9 95.4
Energy 107.3 107.3 111.5 113.6
Capital goods 87.7 67.2 73.8 75.3
Consumer goods 93.2 95.8 98.8 104.1
p provisional
40 CONSTRUCTION
Table 71. Employment in construction by NACE division (2005=100)
Employment NACE division 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 95.5 88.3 84.4 82.6 Construction of buildings 113.7 103.7 98.7 98.6 Civil engineering 127.7 122.1 132.8 142.5 Specialised construction activities 79.5 74.1 69.6 65.5
Table 72. Hours worked in construction by NACE division (2005=100)
Hours worked NACE division 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 96.9 89.2 87.6 86.3 Construction of buildings 109.6 98.1 94.9 94.2 Civil engineering 114.0 111.8 125.9 130.9 Specialised construction activities 80.4 75.6 72.7 69.6
Table 73. Wages and salaries in construction by NACE division (2005=100)
Wages and salaries NACE division 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 103.7 99.6 99.1 99.3 Construction of buildings 117.9 110.6 108.0 104.6 Civil engineering 124.4 124.0 142.6 147.7 Specialised construction activities 87.2 85.5 83.3 86.0
Table 74. New permits for residential buildings, excluding residences for communities, by construction classification (2005=100)
New Permits Construction classification 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 58.3 48.9 43.6 33.7 One dwelling residential buildings 44.2 45.9 44.0 37.3 Two and more dwelling residential buildings 61.2 49.6 43.5 33.0
p provisional
41 SERVICES Table 75. Turnover in services by NACE section (2005=100)
Turnover NACE section 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 106.1 110.6 113.4 115.8 Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 104.1 109.2 111.4 114.3 Transportation and storage 115.7 121.5 125.3 134.6 Accommodation and food services activities 95.7 96.4 98.3 101.1 Information and communication 117.3 114.2 113.4 110.1 Professional, scientific and technical activities 122.9 130.1 135.1 129.5 Administrative and support services activities 87.7 95.3 108.3 106.2
Table 76. Employment in services by NACE section (2005=100) Employment NACE section 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 97.6 96.3 95.7 94.6 Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 99.5 100.5 102.9 102.0 Transportation and storage 86.3 86.1 83.6 80.9 Accommodation and food services activities 93.2 90.7 88.1 88.5 Information and communication 107.9 102.8 99.9 100.8 Professional, scientific and technical activities 99.9 97.6 97.0 101.8 Administrative and support services activities 103.8 98.9 93.9 83.0
Table 77. Hours worked in services by NACE section (2005=100) Hours worked NACE section 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 102.3 103.2 104.8 105.3 Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 111.4 113.8 118.0 121.6 Transportation and storage 86.2 86.3 85.2 84.7 Accommodation and food services activities 90.8 90.3 89.7 87.2 Information and communication 118.3 123.5 119.6 116.9 Professional, scientific and technical activities 94.0 92.6 95.5 103.3 Administrative and support services activities 107.2 103.7 107.1 99.4
Table 78. Wages and salaries in services by NACE section (2005=100) Wages and salaries NACE section 2009 2010 2011 2012 p TOTAL 117.1 118.8 120.8 125.7 Wholesale and retail; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 122.9 128.1 134.1 145.0 Transportation and storage 108.8 110.9 105.1 106.2 Accommodation and food services activities 104.7 102.7 103.3 105.0 Information and communication 123.1 123.9 126.7 131.4 Professional, scientific and technical activities 119.9 114.7 122.3 135.0 Administrative and support services activities 130.7 135.2 135.8 127.2 p provisional
42 Methodological Notes
1. The short-term indicators comprise a number of business cycle indicators showing the evolution of the market of goods and services in the economy. The indicators record the evolution of turnover, production, producer prices, employment, wages and salaries, and hours worked over long periods of time. The objective of these indicators is to measure the market activity in the industrial, construction and services sectors. These indicators are compiled as a "fixed-base-year Laspeyres type indices". The current base year is 2005. The data are not seasonally and working- day adjusted.
2. Industrial activities are in line with section B, C, D and E of the statistical classification of economic activities. NACE divisions 09, 19, 24 and and NACE group 30.90 have been excluded because of their negligible activity. Construction activities covered are in line with Section F. Services activities are covered by Sections G to N with the exception of sections J and L. In line with the Short-term Statistics Regulation, the term 'Services' excludes, inter alia, Financial and Insurance Activities, Real Estate Activities and Gambling and Betting Activities
3. Whereas industrial indicators are broken down by MIG (main industrial grouping) classification, Construction and Services activities are broken down by NACE division (2-digit) and section levels respectively. The MIGs are broken down as follows:
- Intermediate goods; - Energy; - Consumer goods; - Capital goods; - Durable consumer goods; - Non-durable consumer goods.
4. The data for industry are collected by means of a representative sample of approximately 320 enterprises every month. The data are then grossed up to represent the entire industrial population. The data on services, wholesale and retail and construction are collected every quarter be means of another sample consisting of approximately 1,000 enterprises. The data on new permits are obtained from the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA).
5. Some figures are provisional and are subject to revision.
Summary definitions of key variables
1. Turnover: Includes total sales and other income and is expressed net of VAT. Turnover is presented in current prices.
2. Employment: Covers all persons employed, regardless of whether they are part-time or full-time, and includes paid employees as well as working proprietors and unpaid family workers.
3. Hours worked: Covers total amount of hours actually worked; regular working hours and also during overtime; during nights, Sundays or Public holidays. Hours worked but not paid are also considered.
4. Wages and Salaries: Covers wages and salaries including bonuses, weekly allowances (cost of living allowances), overtime and national social security contributions by the employee. It does not include employer's social security contributions.
5. Producer prices cover the ex-factory price for a product excluding VAT.
6. New permits for dwellings cover rooms or suites or rooms and its accessories in a permanent building or structurally separated part thereof that, by the way it has been built, rebuilt, converted and so on, is intended for private habitation.
7. Production covers the major products produced by leading enterprises. Furthermore, industrial production is also estimated for certain enterprises by having their turnover deflated by the industrial producer price index. Other estimates of production include the usage of hours worked where production methods span over long periods of time.
43 EMPLOYMENT
Table 79. Labour status
2009 2010 Labour Status Males Females Total Males Females Total
Employed 106,840 53,931 160,771 108,194 56,018 164,212
Unemployed 7,478 4,477 11,955 7,926 4,268 12,194
Inactive 58,216 117,761 175,977 57,616 117,250 174,866
Total 172,534 176,169 348,703 173,736 177,536 351,272
percentage
Employed 61.9 30.6 46.1 62.3 31.6 46.7
Unemployed 4.3 2.5 3.4 4.6 2.4 3.5
Inactive 33.8 66.9 50.5 33.2 66.0 49.8
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2011 2012
Employed 110,294 58,417 168,711 109,827 62,874 172,701
Unemployed 7,214 4,480 11,694 6,851 4,989 11,840
Inactive 58,144 116,606 174,750 60,581 112,988 173,569
Total 175,652 179,503 355,155 177,259 180,851 358,110
percentage
Employed 62.8 32.5 47.5 62.0 34.8 48.2
Unemployed 4.1 2.5 3.3 3.9 2.8 3.3
Inactive 33.1 65.0 49.2 34.2 62.5 48.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Source: Labour Force Survey annualised data.
44 Table 80. Activity, employment and unemployment rates
Activity rate Employment rate Unemployment rate Month Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
2009 76.7 40.8 59.1 71.7 37.6 54.9 6.5 7.7 6.9
2010 77.8 42.3 60.4 72.4 39.3 56.1 6.8 7.1 6.9
2011 78.5 44.1 61.6 73.6 41.0 57.6 6.1 7.1 6.5
2012 78.0 47.7 63.1 73.3 44.2 59.1 5.9 7.4 6.4
Source: Labour Force Survey annualised data.
Chart 27. Labour status: males
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0 2009 2010 2011 2012
employed unemployed inactive
Chart 28. Labour status: females
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0 2009 2010 2011 2012
employed unemployed inactive
45 Table 81. Total employed persons by age group
2009 2010 Age group Males Females Total Males Females Total
15-24 14,038 11,620 25,658 14,258 11,505 25,763
25-34 28,990 18,714 47,704 28,694 19,408 48,102
35-44 23,532 10,908 34,440 23,480 11,804 35,284
45-54 25,936 8,985 34,921 25,983 9,055 35,038
55-64 13,070 3,292 16,362 13,954 3,863 17,817
65+ 1,274 412u 1,686 1,825 383u 2,208 Total 106,840 53,931 160,771 108,194 56,018 164,212 percentage
15-24 13.2 21.5 16.0 13.2 20.5 15.7
25-34 27.1 34.7 29.7 26.5 34.6 29.3
35-44 22.0 20.2 21.4 21.7 21.1 21.5
45-54 24.3 16.7 21.7 24.0 16.2 21.3
55-64 12.2 6.1 10.2 12.9 6.9 10.8
65+ 1.2 0.8u 1.0 1.7 0.7u 1.3 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 2011 2012
15-24 14,338 11,231 25,569 13,586 11,197 24,783
25-34 29,101 20,788 49,889 29,370 21,348 50,718
35-44 24,314 13,419 37,733 24,924 14,737 39,661
45-54 25,824 8,708 34,532 24,846 10,601 35,447
55-64 14,634 4,057 18,691 15,033 4,674 19,707
65+ 2,083 : 2,297 2,068 317u 2,385 Total 110,294 58,417 168,711 109,827 62,874 172,701 percentage
15-24 13.0 19.2 15.2 12.4 17.8 14.4
25-34 26.4 35.6 29.6 26.7 34.0 29.4
35-44 22.0 23.0 22.4 22.7 23.4 23.0
45-54 23.4 14.9 20.5 22.6 16.9 20.5
55-64 13.3 6.9 11.1 13.7 7.4 11.4
65+ 1.9 : 1.4 1.9 0.5u 1.4 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
: - less than 20 sample observations u - under-represented - between 20 and 49 sample observations Source: Labour Force Survey annualised data.
46 Table 82. Total employed persons by main occupation
2009 2010 Occupation (ISCO 88) Males Females Males Females
Armed forces 1,739 : 1,460 :
Legislators, senior officials and managers 10,384 2,803 11,005 3,256
Professionals 11,439 10,091 10,651 9,952
Technicians and associate professionals 14,668 10,028 14,605 10,262
Clerks 8,331 10,718 8,553 11,769
Service workers and shop and market sales workers 15,090 12,037 15,940 12,379
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 1,944 : 1,841 :
Craft and related trades workers 19,152 483 u 18,715 419u
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 9,329 2,838 10,024 3,180
Elementary occupations 14,764 4,698 15,400 4,581
Total 106,840 53,931 108,194 56,018
2011 2012 Occupation (ISCO 08) Males Females Males Females
Armed forces 1,774 : 2,010 :
Managers 11,082 3,389 11,747 4,328
Professionals 13,398 12,310 14,205 13,655
Technicians and associate professionals 16,845 6,908 16,797 7,753
Clerical support workers 7,889 11,473 8,104 11,697 16,822 16,067 17,065 17,073 Service and sales workers 1,838 : 1,519 : Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers Craft and related trades workers 18,719 936u 17,725 814u
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 9,415 3,042 8,941 2,428
12,512 4,099 11,714 4,813 Elementary occupations Total 110,294 58,417 109,827 62,874
: - less than 20 sample observations u - under-represented - between 20 and 49 sample observations Source: Labour Force Survey annualised data.
The LFS is designed to satisfy the concepts and definitions as outlined by Eurostat. This allows the comparability of the results with other EU Member States and countries following ILO definitions of employment and unemployment. Occupations are classified according to the ISCO classification (International Standard Classification of Occupations). From 2011, ISCO classification was updated to ISCO 08 in line with Eurostat requirements.
47 Table 83. Total employed persons by economic activity of main occupation
2009 2010 2011 2012 Economic activity Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2,046 : 1,896 : 1,802 : 1,527 :
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying and other industry 22,808 5,717 22,968 6,777 22,865 6,813 21,343 6,039
Construction 11,129 498u 11,222 483u 11,193 616u 10,298 470u
Wholesale and retail trade, transportation and storage, accommodation and food service activities 33,620 14,241 34,541 13,851 33,325 14,264 33,668 15,877
Information and communication 4,721 1,264 3,749 1,271 4,833 1,596 5,611 2,017
Financial and insurance activities 2,696 3,492 2,818 3,691 3,144 3,533 3,481 4,192
Real estate activities 557u : 540u : 555u : 576u :
Professional, scientific, technical, administration and support service activities 6,626 3,937 6,873 4,196 7,197 4,264 7,053 4,707
Public administration, defence, education, human health and social work activities 19,621 20,681 20,165 21,477 21,686 23,160 22,028 25,168
Other services 3,016 3,630 3,422 3,804 3,694 3,728 4,242 3,954
Total 106,840 53,931 108,194 56,018 110,294 58,417 109,827 62,874
: - less than 20 sample observations u - under-represented - between 20 and 49 sample observations Source: Labour Force Survey annualised data.
48 Table 84. Unemployed persons by age group
2009 2010 2011 2012 Age group Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
15-24 2,648 1,667 4,315 2,337 1,555 3,892 2,300 1,774 4,074 2,187 1,918 4,105
25-44 2,859 1,875 4,734 3,607 1,754 5,361 3,205 1,731 4,936 2,861 2,008 4,869
45+ 1,971 935 2,906 1,982 959 2,941 1,709 975 2,684 1,803 1,063 2,866
Total 7,478 4,477 11,955 7,926 4,268 12,194 7,214 4,480 11,694 6,851 4,989 11,840
percentage
15-24 35.4 37.2 36.1 29.5 36.4 31.9 31.9 39.6 34.8 31.9 38.4 34.7
25-44 38.2 41.9 39.6 45.5 41.1 44.0 44.4 38.6 42.2 41.8 40.2 41.1
45+ 26.4 20.9 24.3 25.0 22.5 24.1 23.7 21.8 23.0 26.3 21.3 24.2
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Table 85. Unemployed persons by duration of job search
2009 2010 2011 2012 Duration of job search Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
<5 months 2,508 1,789 4,297 2,303 1,573 3,876 1,953 2,070 4,023 1,852 2,271 4,123
6-17 months 2,195 1,650 3,845 2,507 1,779 4,286 2,312 1,509 3,821 2,027 1,570 3,597
18+ months 2,775 1,038 3,813 3,116 916 4,032 2,949 901 3,850 2,972 1,148 4,120
Total 7,478 4,477 11,955 7,926 4,268 12,194 7,214 4,480 11,694 6,851 4,989 11,840
Table 86. Inactive persons by age group
2009 2010 2011 2012 Age group Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
15-24 13,605 14,751 28,356 13,351 14,638 27,989 12,977 14,632 27,609 13,628 14,078 27,706
25-34 1,375 10,190 11,565 1,358 9,887 11,245 1,548 8,412 9,960 1,956 7,858 9,814
35-44 1,215 13,378 14,593 1,190 12,578 13,768 993 11,854 12,847 1,074 10,643 11,717
45-54 2,811 19,639 22,450 2,323 19,052 21,375 1,992 19,039 21,031 2,155 16,671 18,826
55-64 15,281 26,261 41,542 14,336 25,643 39,979 14,115 25,418 39,533 13,588 24,663 38,251
65+ 23,929 33,542 57,471 25,058 35,452 60,510 26,519 37,251 63,770 28,180 39,075 67,255
Total 58,216 117,761 175,977 57,616 117,250 174,866 58,144 116,606 174,750 60,581 112,988 173,569
percentage
15-24 23.4 12.5 16.1 23.1 12.5 16.0 22.3 12.5 15.8 22.5 12.5 16.0
25-34 2.4 8.6 6.6 2.4 8.4 6.4 2.7 7.2 5.7 3.2 7.0 5.7
35-44 2.1 11.4 8.3 2.1 10.7 7.9 1.7 10.2 7.4 1.8 9.4 6.8
45-54 4.8 16.7 12.8 4.1 16.3 12.3 3.4 16.3 12.0 3.6 14.8 10.8
55-64 26.2 22.3 23.6 24.9 21.9 22.9 24.3 21.8 22.6 22.4 21.8 22.0
65+ 41.1 28.5 32.6 43.4 30.2 34.5 45.6 31.9 36.5 46.5 34.6 38.7
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 u - under-represented - between 20 and 49 sample observations Source: Labour Force Survey annualised data.
49 ACCIDENTS AT WORK
Table 87. Accidents at work by sex and occupation of victim
Males Females Total Occupation (ISCO 88) Number % Number % Number % 2009 Armed Forces 29 1.0 - - 29 0.9 Legislators, senior officials and managers 18 0.6 3 0.7 21 0.6 Professionals 74 2.5 93 19.9 167 5.0 Technicians and associate professionals 132 4.6 5 1.1 137 4.1 Clerks 91 3.1 39 8.4 130 3.9 Service workers and shop and market sales workers 203 7.0 80 17.1 283 8.4 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 45 1.6 - - 45 1.3 Craft and related trades workers 638 22.0 2 0.4 640 19.0 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 277 9.6 23 4.9 300 8.9 Elementary occupations 1,392 48.0 222 47.5 1,614 47.9 Total 2,899 100.0 467 100.0 3,366 100.0 Occupation (ISCO 88) 2010 Armed Forces 28 1.0 1 0.2 29 0.9 Legislators, senior officials and managers 40 1.4 3 0.6 43 1.3 Professionals 99 3.5 122 23.7 221 6.7 Technicians and associate professionals 108 3.9 13 2.5 121 3.6 Clerks 91 3.3 54 10.5 145 4.4 Service workers and shop and market sales workers 226 8.1 98 19.1 324 9.8 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 42 1.5 - - 42 1.3 Craft and related trades workers 678 24.2 13 2.5 691 20.8 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 393 14.0 46 9.0 439 13.2 Elementary occupations 1,095 39.1 164 31.9 1,259 38.0 Total 2,800 100.0 514 100.0 3,314 100.0 Occupation (ISCO 88) 2011 Armed Forces 20 0.8 - - 20 0.7 Legislators, senior officials and managers 44 1.7 6 1.3 50 1.6 Professionals 72 2.8 102 21.9 174 5.8 Technicians and associate professionals 162 6.3 11 2.4 173 5.7 Clerks 63 2.5 43 9.2 106 3.5 Service workers and shop and market sales workers 228 8.9 116 24.9 344 11.4 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 49 1.9 - - 49 1.6 Craft and related trades workers 573 22.4 6 1.3 579 19.1 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 359 14.1 42 9.0 401 13.3 Elementary occupations 988 38.6 140 30.0 1,128 37.3 Total 2,558 100.0 466 100.0 3,024 100.0 Occupation (ISCO 08) 2012 Armed forces 19 0.7 - - 19 0.6 Managers 38 1.5 6 1.3 44 1.5 Professionals 95 3.7 98 20.6 193 6.3 Technicians and associate professionals 245 9.5 25 5.3 270 8.9 Clerical support workers 69 2.7 51 10.7 120 3.9 Service and sales workers 243 9.4 152 32.0 395 12.9 Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 43 1.7 - - 43 1.4 Craft and related trades workers 705 27.3 11 2.3 716 23.4 Plant and machine operators, and assemblers 363 14.0 28 5.9 391 12.8 Elementary occupations 762 29.5 104 21.9 866 28.3 Total 2,582 100.0 475 100.0 3,057 100.0
Source: Department of Social Security.
Note: Data for 2012 are given in terms of ISCO 08 classification, while the data of the previous years was given are terms of ISCO 88.
50 Table 88. Accidents at work by age group of victim
Males Females Total Age group No % No % No %
2009
15-24 500 17.3 113 24.2 613 18.2
25-34 790 27.3 120 25.7 910 27.0
35-44 613 21.1 82 17.5 695 20.7
45-54 650 22.4 104 22.3 754 22.4
55 + 346 11.9 48 10.3 394 11.7
Total 2,899 100.0 467 100.0 3,366 100.0
2010
15-24 423 15.1 128 24.9 551 16.6
25-34 771 27.6 136 26.5 907 27.4
35-44 602 21.5 86 16.7 688 20.8
45-54 667 23.8 114 22.2 781 23.5
55 + 337 12.0 50 9.7 387 11.7
Total 2,800 100.0 514 100.0 3,314 100.0
2011
15-24 428 16.7 84 18.0 512 16.9
25-34 686 26.8 118 25.3 804 26.6
35-44 563 22.0 82 17.6 645 21.3
45-54 571 22.4 117 25.1 688 22.8
55 + 310 12.1 65 14.0 375 12.4
Total 2,558 100.0 466 100.0 3,024 100.0
2012
15-24 399 15.4 102 21.5 501 16.4
25-34 687 26.6 124 26.1 811 26.5
35-44 603 23.4 83 17.5 686 22.5
45-54 540 20.9 97 20.4 637 20.8
55 + 353 13.7 69 14.5 422 13.8
Total 2,582 100.0 475 100.0 3,057 100.0
Source: Department of Social Security.
51 Table 89. Accidents at work by economic activity
2009 2010 2011 2012 Economic activity (Nace Rev. 2) Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 58 - 35 - 40 1 33 - Mining and quarrying 25 1 10 1 5 - 8 - Manufacturing 768 48 712 78 680 57 683 40 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 60 1 89 2 74 1 55 2 Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 55 - 61 2 64 4 93 4
Construction 582 2 607 6 541 3 503 1 Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 244 50 241 46 217 34 250 27 Transportation and storage 345 45 337 44 296 36 280 45 Accommodation and food service activities 191 91 214 71 208 60 212 94 Information and communication 28 2 28 1 19 1 18 3 Financial and insurance activities 37 13 34 9 42 12 43 12 Real estate activities 8 2 13 - 7 - 11 1 Professional, scientific and technical activities 104 6 26 7 24 4 27 5 Administrative and support service activities 96 14 97 14 91 27 95 24 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 154 20 137 27 109 7 120 26
Education 2828343721422430 Human health and social work activities 63 127 89 158 77 163 84 148 Arts, entertainment and recreation 14 5 10 4 15 4 20 5 Other service activities 10 2 11 3 10 8 14 7 Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services- producing activities of households for own use ------Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 2 - - - 1 - - -
Unknown 27 10 15 4 17 2 9 1 Total 2,899 467 2,800 514 2,558 466 2,582 475
Source: Department of Social Security.
Chart 29. Fatal accidents at work: time series
14
12
10
8
6
fatal accidents 4
2
0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
52 Table 90. Fatal accidents at work
Year Number
2009 8
2010 3
2011 1
2012 6
Source: Occupational Health and Safety Authority.
Chart 30. Accidents at work by age bracket of victims
15-34
1,600 35-54
55 + 1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0 2009 2010 2011 2012
53 CONSUMER PRICES
Table 91. Retail Price Index (RPI)
Weight* Section 2009 2010 2011 2012 2009=100
Food 21.23 127.59 128.88 133.85 140.15
Beverages and tobacco 6.09 128.05 130.65 133.53 139.47
Clothing and footwear 7.41 92.02 88.10 88.21 86.67
Housing 7.61 128.31 131.08 138.62 139.21
Fuel, light and power 3.36 203.83 253.56 259.92 263.39
Durable household goods 6.59 105.88 106.54 105.02 107.24
Transport and communications 22.76 109.93 110.23 113.80 116.22
Personal care and health 8.57 122.98 125.43 127.52 128.96
Education, entertainment and recreation 9.28 104.97 106.66 107.93 109.24
Other goods and services 7.10 123.01 125.05 130.47 136.27
All items 100.00 118.14 119.93 123.20 126.18
* The weights apply from 2010
Table 92. RPI monthly inflation rates (12-month moving average )
Month 2009 2010 2011 2012
January 4.26 1.88 1.65 2.65
February 4.30 1.58 1.79 2.67
March 4.32 1.26 1.99 2.61
April 4.36 1.03 2.10 2.63
May 4.34 0.85 2.25 2.51
June 4.23 0.74 2.41 2.42
July 3.95 0.76 2.50 2.36
August 3.71 0.75 2.64 2.28
September 3.46 0.80 2.73 2.30
October 2.99 0.96 2.82 2.30
November 2.56 1.19 2.82 2.36
December 2.09 1.51 2.72 2.42
54 Chart 31. RPI monthly inflation rates
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1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0 J FMAMJ J ASOND J FMAMJ J ASOND J FMAMJ J ASOND J FMAMJ J ASOND 2009 2010 2011 2012
Chart 32. RPI annual inflation rates: time series
18.00
16.00
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10.00
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55 MONEY
Table 93. Average exchange rates of major selected currencies against the euro 1
Currency 2009 2010 2011 2012
US dollar 1.3948 1.3257 1.3920 1.2848
Pound sterling 0.8909 0.8578 0.8679 0.8109
Swiss franc 1.5100 1.3803 1.2326 1.2053
Japanese yen 130.34 116.24 110.96 102.49
1 Calculated on the arithmetical mean of the daily ECB reference exchange rates Source: Central Bank of Malta.
Chart 33. Average exchange rates of major selected currencies against the euro
1.8 180
1.6 160
1.4 140
1.2 120
1.0 100
0.8 80 exchange rate exchange exchange rate exchange 0.6 60
0.4 40
0.2 20
0.0 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
US dollar Pound sterling Swiss franc Japanese yen (refer to right axis)
Table 94. Average exchange rates of the euro against major selected currencies
Currency 2009 2010 2011 2012
US dollar 0.7169 0.7543 0.7184 0.7783
Pound sterling 1.1225 1.1658 1.1522 1.2332
Swiss franc 0.6623 0.7245 0.8113 0.8297
Japanese yen 0.0077 0.0086 0.0090 0.0098
Source: Central Bank of Malta.
56 Chart 34. Average exchange rates of the euro against major selected currencies
1.6 0.012
1.4 0.010
1.2
0.008 1.0
0.8 0.006
exchange rate 0.6 exchange rate 0.004
0.4
0.002 0.2
0.0 0.000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
US dollar Pound sterling Swiss franc Japanese yen (refer to right axis)
Table 95. The contribution of resident MFIs* to the euro area monetary aggregates € million 2012
March June September December
Narrow money (M1) 5,581.6 5,778.4 5,929.2 6,006.6
Intermediate money (M2) 9,618.9 9,804.3 10,076.0 10,326.3
Broad money (M3) 1 9,832.6 10,014.0 10,278.3 10,517.8
* MFI - Monetary financial institutions 1 This does not represent holdings of M3 by residents of Malta but rather the contribution of MFIs in Malta to the euro area aggregate Source: Central Bank of Malta.
Table 96. The contribution of resident MFIs* to counterparts to euro area monetary aggregates € million 2012
March June September December
Credit counterpart 1 15,911.7 15,604.6 15,960.6 15,603.3
External counterpart (net) 8,833.4 10,819.2 8,792.7 10,169.1
Other counterparts (net) 2 14,912.6 16,409.8 14,474.9 15,254.6
Broad Money (M3) 3 9,832.6 10,014.0 10,278.3 10,517.8
* MFI - Monetary financial institutions 1 Credit includes, besides lending, claims in the form of debt securities and shares and other equity 2 Includes net interbank claims/liabilities within the MFI sector. These counterparts make a negative contribution to M3 3 This does not represent holdings of M3 by residents of Malta but rather the contribution of MFIs in Malta to the Euro area aggregate. As from December 2008 figures also include MMFs shares/units issued less holdings in such units by MMFs and credit institutions resident in the euro area and holdings by non-residents of the euro area Source: Central Bank of Malta.
57 Table 97. Deposits held with other monetary financial institutions by sector (analysis by ownership) € million
2009 2010 2011 2012
Resident deposits 10,181.0 10,676.8 10,669.4 11,174.0 of which:
General government 1 123.4 227.0 239.0 219.2 Monetary financial institutions 2 1,575.1 1,378.3 763.6 683.1 Insurance companies and pension funds 263.9 233.1 279.6 271.4 Other financial intermediaries and financial auxiliaries 122.7 208.4 229.7 343.8 Non-financial companies 1,417.1 1,694.9 1,912.7 2,022.5 Household and non-profit institutions 6,678.8 6,935.0 7,244.8 7,634.0 Non-resident deposits 25,468.5 27,760.1 28,795.0 29,721.7 Other euro area residents 7,839.7 6,632.2 8,046.4 8,031.1 Non-residents of the euro area 17,628.8 21,127.9 20,748.6 21,690.6 Total 35,649.5 38,437.0 39,464.4 40,895.8
1 Including extra-budgetary units 2 For the purposes of this Table, deposits include interbank loans and uncleared effects Source: Central Bank of Malta.
Table 98. Selected interest rates for Government borrowing
%
2009 2010 2011 2012
Government Securities Treasury bills (primary market) 1 month - - 1.20 - 3 month 1.40 0.99 0.82 0.85 6 month 1.52 1.10 1.33 1.15 1 year ---- Treasury bills (secondary market) 1 month 1.36 0.77 0.85 0.94 3 month 1.40 0.94 0.97 1.00 6 month 1.46 1.23 0.99 1.05 1 year 1.69 1.28 1.26 1.26
Government long-term debt securities (period averages) 2 year 2.41 1.88 2.31 1.90 5 year 3.66 3.05 3.36 3.01 10 year 4.54 4.19 4.49 4.13 15 year 2 4.96 n/a n/a n/a - denotes that no transactions occurred during the reference period 2 n/a denotes that no bond qualifies as a 15-year benchmark Source: Central Bank of Malta.
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