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GENERAL TRENDS ON LEXPRESSPROPERTY.COM SHARE OF LEADS 2018 BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: MAURITIUS vs FOREIGN COUNTRIES* * Sale and rental included 2015 Leads received from Mauritius 13,221 leads by email 2018 Leads received from Mauritius 20,860 leads by email Leads received from abroad 7,119 leads by email Leads received from abroad 8,940 leads by email 31% 27% 69% 73% While leads received from abroad have increased by more than 25% from 2015 to 2018, their share v/s leads from Mauritius has decreased by 4%. Across all markets in 2018, 27% of leads are from abroad while 73% are sent from Mauritius Island. Note: The above graphs are provided by Google Analytics which uses the IP address of visitors from the country where they are located when searching properties. COMPARISON OF LEADS RECEIVED FROM ABROAD BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 2015 vs 2018* * Sale and rental included on two comparative years 2015 2018 Germany 2% Madagascar 2% Germany 2% Italy 2% India 3% Spain 1% United States 3% India 3% Italy 3% Australia 3% Madagascar 1% Turkey 1% Belgium 3% France 33% Canada 3% United States 3% United Arab Emirates 3% France 31% Canada 4% United Arab Emirates 3% Switzerland 5% Belgium 4% Switzerland 4% Australia 5% South Africa 9% Reunion Island 7% United Kingdom 15% Reunion Island 10% United Kingdom 17% Five years ago, half of the demand from abroad originated from France (33%), United Kingdom (17%), followed by Reunion Island Island (10%) and South Africa (9%) South Africa 15% Last year while France (31%) and United Kingdom (15%) were the main sources of demand from abroad, their share has lightly decreased. South Africa’s share has increased and has outrun the retrenching Reunion Island (7%) Note: The above graphs are provided by Google Analytics which uses the IP address of visitors from the country where they are located when making the searches. herefore, this does not confi dently indicate the nationality of interested visitors. Moreover, it is important to note that those graphs represent interest sometimes expressed months before the transaction (if it is completed). 64 LEXPRESSPROPERTY TRENDS