NBS NEWS LETTER

ISSUE NO: 13

DATE: APRIL, 2016

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

'LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND' - 2030

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Date: April, 2016

The study reveals Tanzanians use most of their time in nonproductive activities
PEOPLE aged five years and
above spend 71 percent of their
time
on
non-productive
activities including self-care,
sleep and recreation.
This was said by the Minister of
State in the Prime Minister's
Office (Policy, Parliamentary
Affairs, Labour, Employment,
Youth and the Disabled), Ms.
Jenista Mhagama (MP) at the
launch of the Integrated Labour
Force Survey (ILFS) for
2014/2015.
"The 2014/15 Integrated Labour
Force Survey, which was
conducted by the National
Bureau of Statistics, reveals that
people aged five years and
above spend 18.5 percent of
their time on economic
activities and 10.6 percent on
household chores which are
mostly unpaid, said Ms.
Mhagama.
She said the fifth phase
government came up with its
slogan of HAPA KAZI TU
(Only Work Matters) to change
peoples mind sets so that they-

would build good attitude towards

work.

of their time on household

chores.

She stressed that working hard,

smart and diligently were the
values that drive the current
government.

Quoting the study, the

minister said The labour
force has increased from 18.8
million people in 2006/7 to
22.3 million people in
2014/15.
People
with
employment increased from
16.6 million in 2006/7 to 20
million in 2014/15.

She elaborated that the study

showed that men spent most of
their time in economic activities
(23 percent) compared to women
(13.5 percent). However, women
also spent another 16.5 percent of
their time on household activities,
while men only spend 4.4 percent--

Agriculture employs 13.3

million people, the equivalent
of 66.3 percent of the --

Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour,
Employment, Youth and the Disabled. Hon. Ms. Jenista Mhagama (MP) delivering her remarks
during the launch of 2014/15 Integrated Labour Force Survey in Dar es Salaam in April, 2016.

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Date: April, 2016

applied.
2014-15 ILFS is the fifth study to be
carried out since independence. It was
first conducted in 1961 and other
surveys were in 1965, 1990/91,
2000/1, 2006/7.

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Director General Dr. Albina Chuwa

addresses Statisticians, stakeholders and citizens who attended the launch of
2014/15 Integrated Labour Force Survey in Dar es Salaam in April, 2016.

available labour force.

She said further that the Study
showed that unemployment
rate decreased from 11.7
percent in 2006 to 10.3
percent in 2014/15.
For her part, the Director
General of NBS, Dr. Albina
Chuwa, said the results of the
survey were very important in
implementing the countrys
development programmes.
She said the study indicated--

that children were still

involved in hazardous work in
their lives and most were made
to drop out of school in order
to assist their parents and
guardians earn a living.
Dr. Chuwa said NBS would
continue to collaborate with
stakeholders involved in
collecting and processing data.

"The
2014/15
Integrated
Labour
Force Survey, which
was conducted by the
National Bureau of
Statistics, reveals that
people aged five years
and above spend 18.5
percent of their time on
economic activities and
10.6
percent
on
household
chores
which are mostly
unpaid, said Ms.
Mhagama.

She revealed that her entity

was now shifting the focus so
that modern means of
collecting data would be-3

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Date: April, 2016

The government launches the official database for people with disabilities

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and Disabled Dr.
Abdallah Possi addresses participants, who attended the launch of official database of people with disabilities in Dar es
Salaam in April, 2016. In his right side is NBS Director General Dr. Albina Chuwa.

THE Government has launched

the official database aimed at
storing information about people
with disabilities in the country.
This development would enable
the government and other
stakeholders to bolster policies and
programmes aimed at improving
lives of people with disabilities.
Speaking in Dar es Salaam when
launching the database, the Deputy
Minister of State (Prime Minister's
Office: Policy, Parliamentary--

Affairs, Labour, Employment,

Youth and the Disabled), Dr.
Abdallah Possi, said the portal
would help solve the problem
of lack of key statistics about
people with disabilities.
This is a very crucial step, for
a long time weve been lacking
correct data on the number of
people with disabilities in our
country.
It is my hope that with this
establishment, the scarcity--

of data about people with

disabilities would become
history. We want to ensure that
the data become readily
available and that everyone
can have access to it, said Dr.
Possi.
The Deputy Minister said the
government in collaboration
with other stakeholders would
now be in position to
effectively plan, review and
implement development-4

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It is my hope that
with
this
establishment,
the
scarcity of data about
people with disabilities
would become history.
We want to ensure
that the data become
readily available and
that everyone can
have access to it,
Said Dr. Possi.

Date: April, 2016

programmes concerning people
with disabilities.
According to him, there was no
reason for people with
disabilities to be dependent on
others, but they should be able
to sustain themselves just like
anyone else in society.
The days when people with
disabilities were considered as
beggars
were
over,
opportunities must be opened
for them to improve their
economic conditions, he --

which nowadays they seems as

street beggars because they are
not yet given enough help.
Furthermore, he said all data
will be translated into different
forms in order to help all
categories of people to access
any data of their need.
On her part National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS) Director
General Dr. Albina Chuwa said
the database is necessary to the
government
and
other
stakeholders in helping people-

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Director General Dr. Albina Chuwa presenting key findings of the report of people with disabilities
in the country during the official launch of official database of people with disabilities in Dar es Salaam in April, 2016.

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he argued.
Furthermore, Dr Possi said all
data would be translated into
different forms in order to make
it accessible to all.
For her part, the Director General
of the National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS), Dr. Albina
Chuwa, said the database--

Date: April, 2016

was a crucial tool to the
government
and
other
stakeholders working towards
improving lives of people with
disabilities.

data which will guide the

government to provide better
services to this group of
people.

The National Bureau of Statistics

in collaboration with other
stakeholders has succeeded in
collecting and combining these--

The government under

President Dr. John Magufuli
has
demonstrated
its
determination to eradicate all
forms of poverty the database
is the right tool for that work,
Senior
Sign
Language
Interpreter, Mr.
Octavian Simba
interprets
language
to
people
with
hearing
disability during
the launch of
official
database
of
people
with
disabilities in
Dar es Salaam
in April, 2016.

she said.
The Statistics boss quoted the
2012 Tanzania Population and
Housing Census results saying
about 10 percent of people aged
15 years and above had a
disability of one kind or other.

She said studies by the World

Health Organisation (WHO)
showed that 10-15 percent of
people in the World aged 15
years and above had a disability.
Already, information posted in
the database indicates that in
Tanzania, Mara Region had the-

highest number of people with

disabilities
(15.0
percent)
followed by Tanga (14.6 percent)
and Ruvuma (13.4 percent).
She further said that over 70
percent of people with disabilities
engaged in agriculture earning less
than TShs.300, 000 per month.
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Issue NO: 13

Date: April, 2016

Media advised to interpret statistical matters

National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS)
Manager for Price
and
Labour
Statistics Ms. Ruth
Minja
training
journalists
and
media editors on
how to extract
stories and articles
from
different
statistics reports.
The workshop was
held in Dar es
Salaam in April,
2016.

JOURNALISTS have been urged

to ensure they make correct
interpretation of statistical content
in order to enable the general
public get the right message.

Journalists must first understand

the content and make correct
interpretation of the key
messages before sharing them,
said Ms. Minja.

in 2014, while economic

ability to sustain the labour
force decreased from 79.2
percent in 2006 to 77.8 percent
in 2014.

The call was made by the

Manager for Price and Labour
Statistics of the National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS), Ms. Ruth Minja,
during training for editors and
reporters. The training was on best
practices of extracting news stories
from statistics reports.

She argued that failure to grasp

the key messages by journalists
could cause the public to
consume the wrong information.

She also revealed that people

who were employed and earned
a salary increased from 10.5
percent in 2006 to 13.8 percent
in 2014, resulting from
increased job opportunities.

Statistics
reports
contain
important messages to the public.

The NBS official further said

that The Integrated Labour
Force Survey Analytical Report
for 2014/15 showed that people
who are able and willing to
work had decreased from 89.6
percent in 2006 to 86.7 percent--

Ms. Minja said employment in

the informal sector increased
from 10.1 percent in 2006 to
21.7 percent in 2014.

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Date: April, 2016

The reason for the change, she

said, was expansion of the informal
sector.
Furthermore, she said people who
had no job and not willing to work
even if they were given one
increased from 10.4 percent in
2006 to 17.2 percent in 2014.
According to the results, there
were more women in the previous
category compared to their male
counterparts, all because of
domestic chores which were not
being paid for.

The
Integrated
Labour Force Survey
Analytical Report for
2014/15 showed that
people who are able
and willing to work had
decreased from 89.6
percent in 2006 to 86.7
percent in 2014, while
economic ability to
sustain the labour force
decreased from 79.2
percent in 2006 to 77.8
percent in 2014.
report.

Media editors and journalists from different media houses listening

carefully when their trained on how to report statistical matters during
a one day media workshop in Dar es Salaam in April, 2016

Statistics reports
contain important
messages to the
public. Journalists
must first understand
the content and make
correct interpretation
of the key messages
before
sharing
them, said Ms.
Minja.

Employment in
the informal sector
increased
from
10.1 percent in
2006 to 21.7
percent in 2014.
The reason for the
change, she said,
was expansion of
the
informal
sector.
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Issue NO: 13

Date: April, 2016

NBS, e-Government Agency organise meeting over Open Data Policy

THE National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS) in collaboration
with e-Government Agency (eGA) organized a day-long
meeting with stakeholders on
Open Data.
The goal of the meeting was to
gather stakeholders inputs
regarding the development of
policy guide on Open Data in the
country.
The stakeholders were drawn
from
various
institutions
including
Ministries,
Government
Agencies,
Development Partners, NonGovernmental Organizations and
representatives from the business
community.
Mr. Edward Anderson, a
representative from the American
Red Cross, spoke about the need
for policy to contain issues of
digitizing and uploading data
from paper work and their
timeliness, data on climate
change, as well as identify the
role of the leading agency and
issues of financing of and for
data.

For his part, an official from the

Ministry of Agriculture said it was
right for NBS to be the lead
agency as proposed because it was
well placed and designed as the
custodian and publisher of
statistics in the country.
He suggested that accessibility of
information and data must be
enhanced.
The participants urged the need to
step up sensitisation and
awareness creation of the new
Statistical legislation passed last
November. Such efforts would
reduce chances for people to be
penalised.
Other stakeholders were of the
opinion that working relationships
with the regulator should be
reviewed in order to improve
delivery.
The government supports global
movement on data innovations
facilitated
by
information
technology and the demand of the
public to access key statistics.

The government is of a strong

conviction that access to data
facilitates individuals, the private
sector as well as the general
public to acquire new insights
and innovations for improved
service delivery and livelihoods
of the people.
These efforts go in line with the
implementation of several key
and cross-cutting government
reforms aimed at improving
good governance and service
delivery through realisation of
the aspirations of Vision 2025,
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) and National Strategy
for Growth and Poverty
Reduction (NSGPR) also known
as MKUKUTA.
Moreover,
as
part
of
strengthening good governance
and
making
Government
business more open to its
citizens,
Tanzania
joined
regional initiatives such as the
African Peer Review Mechanism
(APRM)
in
2004
and
international initiatives such as
the Open Government--

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Partnership (OGP) in 2011.
OGP in particular, has four key
principles of good governance,
namely, transparency, citizen
participation, accountability and
integrity,
technology
and
innovation that are to be observed
by member countries through their
own national action plans.
In order to realise the OGP
principles, the Government of
Tanzania developed a number of
action plans. The first was
implemented in 2012/13 covering
twenty
five
commitments
implemented in three main
sectorseducation, health and
water.
The second covered 2014-2016
and focuses on commitments
related to access to information,
open budget, open data, extractive
industry and land transparency.
The commitment on Open Data
was to establish a strong Open
Data system and practices aimed at
empowering the public to hold the
government accountable.
In Tanzania, the Ministry of
Finance and Planning through
National Bureau of Statistics in--

Date: April, 2016

The day-long meeting called for
inputs from stakeholders for a
comprehensive
policy
formulation that will guide public
institutions in production and
releasing of data.
Taking advantage of the plight of
information and communication
technology, the policy will
provide directives, guidelines, and
uniformity in implementing Open
Data initiatives in Tanzania.
Also the document would
stipulate
procedures
and
processes for access to
government data in a simplified
manner and machine readable
format to enable use and re-use of
data in the absence of harmonised
regulations, procedures and
strategies to manage and release
such data.
The stakeholders were drawn
from
various
institutions
including Ministries, Government
Agencies, Development Partners,
Non-Governmental Organizations
and representatives from the
business community.

These efforts go in
line
with the
implementation
of
several key and crosscutting government
reforms aimed at
improving
good
governance
and
service
delivery
through realisation of
the aspirations of
Vision
2025,
Sustainable
Development Goals
(SDGs) and National
Strategy for Growth
and
Poverty
Reduction (NSGPR)
also
known
as
MKUKUTA.

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Date: April, 2016

TUGHE-NBS gets new team of leaders

NBS-TUGHE
members
clapping hands to
congratulate
winners who were
elected to take off
chances
of
leadership from
retired leaders
according to laws
and regulation of
TUGHE.
The
election was done
at
NBS
headquarters in
Dar es Salaam in
recently.

MEMBERS of the Trade Union

of Government and Health
Workers (TUGHE) at the
National Bureau of Statistics
(NBS) branch elected new leaders
after the previous leadership
completed its five-year term.
The positions included those of
the chairman, secretary and
members of the executive
committee. The new leaders will
hold their offices for a five-year
term.
Mr. Shagihilu Shagihilu who is
NBSs Senior Information
Technology Administrator was --

elected the chairman, while Ms.

Raya Mikidadi, who is from the
Human Resource Department,
was elected the new secretary.
At the same time, Ms. Noela
Massawe was elected the
chairperson of the womens
secretariat and Ms. Mariamu
Kinabo became the secretary of
the womens wing.
Elected members of the
executive committee of the
union include Ms. Jovitha
Rugemalila, Ms. Hadija Abdul,
Ms. Loveness Ishika, Ms. Stella
Makundi, Mr. Ariv Severe, Ms.
Joycelin Rwehumbiza,

Ms. Mwapombe Said and Ms.

Hellen Mtove.
The team that just completed
its term was under Ms. Sylivia
Meku, who was the
chairperson for two years. She
had taken over from the former
chairman,
Mr.
Titus
Mwisomba, who had to step
down after he was promoted
into a managerial position at
the
NBSs
Agriculture
Statistics Department.
Mr. Joshua Mwaisemba, who
is the outgoing secretary of
TUGHE-NBS has been in the-11

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the position for 15 years.
In the outgoing executive
committee, only the chairperson,
the secretary, Ms. Vicky Msonge
and Ms. Loveness Ishika remain.
The new chairman, Mr.
Shagihilu, thanked the members
for electing him and assured them
of his commitment to meet their
expectations.
He said, I will work with my
team to make sure we recruit
more members. Its important that
we all remain in solidarity as we--

Date: April, 2016

fulfill our obligations. We must
all strive to ensure that NBS
meets its objectives, but staff
affairs must also be improved.
TUGHE is a member of the
Trade Union Congress of
Tanzania (TUCTA), which is the
current umbrella organisation for
the workers unions in Tanzania
Mainland.

I will work with my team

to make sure we recruit
more members. Its
important that we all
remain in solidarity as we
fulfill our obligations. We
must all strive to ensure
that NBS meets its
objectives, but staff
affairs must also be
improved.
Said
Shangihilu

The new chairperson of TUGHE-NBS branch, Mr. Shagihilu Shagihilu provides his remarks to thank NBS Staff
who are TUGHE-NBS members for electing him as chairperson during the general election of TUGHE which
was held in Dar es Salaam in April, 2016.

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Date: April, 2016

NBS, Stakeholders take stock of Statistical Master Plan

THE National Bureau of Statistics
(NBS) conducted a daylong meeting
with stakeholders to review the
2014/15 annual work plan under the
Tanzania Statistical Master Plan
(TSMP).
The meeting was held in Dar es
Salaam at the National Museum
recently.
The stakeholders were drawn from
Ministries,
Independent
Departments, and Government
Agencies, Development Partners,
Higher Learning institutions, NonGovernmental Organisations and the
private sectors, who form the
Tanzania National Statistical System
(NSS) in implementing the TSMP.
Opening the session, the Director
General of the National Bureau of
Statistics, Dr. Albina Chuwa,
acknowledged Development Partners
for providing technical and financial
support
that
enabled
the
implementation of TSMP in the
production of quality official
statistics.
She also urged the participants to
think positively when reviewing the-

2014/15 annual work plan.

This is a tool to ensure National
Statistical System in the country
is producing quality statistics for
decision making for better life,''
Dr. Chuwa stressed.
Presenting the paper on the
development and review to share
the progress made on the
implementation of TSMP during
2014/15,the team coordinator,
who is the NBS Principal
Statistician,
Mr.
Philemon
Mahimbo, highlighted the need
for assessment of development of
human resources within NBS,
Office of Chief Government
Statistician Zanzibar (OCGS)
and NSS.
Mr. Mahimbo pointed out that
there were total of 72 planned
activities for 2014/15. Out of
these 42 were ongoing and 22
were new.
In development of statistical
infrastructure, he talked about the
finalisation of the new Master
Sample by the end of 2016/2017,
preparation of quality data --

assessment framework, quality

guidelines and concepts and
definition of official statistics.
Also compendium of agriculture,
hotel and tourism, health and
human services and education
sector was produced.
Moreover, he briefed on the
development of implementation
of 2014/15 business register,
other censuses and surveys such
as 2013/14 Industrial Census,
2013 Large Farms Agriculture
Survey, 2014 Integrated Labour
Force Survey, Zanzibar Informal
Sector Survey of 2013, Zanzibar
Household Budget Survey of
2014 and National Panel Survey
Wave 4 which was implemented
in the United Republic of
Tanzania.
Furthermore, Mr. Mahimbo also
explained that the rebasing of
National Accounts of 2007 was
done and disseminated to the
general public.
He said the Quarterly Gross
Domestic
Product
was
developed, while tourism and--

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agriculture statistics were collected
and strengthened through sector
working groups.
Mr. Mahimbo hinted about the
process of building the new
headquarters for NBS as well as
OCGS. Provision of equipment
and other working facilities
including computer software and
hardware for data collection,
processing and dissemination is
ongoing.
The TSMP Coordinator informed
the stakeholders that the challenges
faced during 2014/15 included
limited human resources, delays in
implementation of some activities
for various reasons such as
approvals, request for and
disbursement of
financial
resources
and
the
slow
procurement process.
The session, which is held
annually, among other thing, was
also used to collect and share
views from the participants,
particularly
regarding
the
Statistical Legislation of 2015 and
the draft of the Statistical
regulations.
Some of the key inputs from the
stakeholders
were
the
improvement of the Statistical --

Date: April, 2016

Regulations in order to cater for
new demand of official
statistics, and the need to
combine general regulations,
fees and charges to form a single
document.
The Senior Legal Officer of
NBS, Mr. Oscar Mangula, said it
was important to sensitise the
public about the role and
functions of NBS under new
Statistical Act No. 5 of 2015.
The representative from the
Eastern
Africa Statistical
Training Centre (EASTC), Dr.
Camilius Kasala, presented the
United Nations fundamental
principles of official statistics.
The 2014/15 TSMP Annual
Review was the fourth since it
started in 2011/12 and is in the
fifth year of implementation.
The TSMP is the five year
programme geared towards
producing effective, efficient
national statistical system for
quality, timely and cost effective
statistics
for
planners,
researchers and decision makers.

The programme is funded by the

Government of Tanzania and the
Development Partners. The most
outstanding partners are the World
Bank, the United Kingdom
through the Department for
International
Development
(DFID), the Department of
Foreign Affairs Trade and
Development of Canada and
Swedish
International
Development Agency (SIDA).

Some of the key inputs

from the stakeholders were
the improvement of the
Statistical Regulations in
order to cater for new
demand

of

official

statistics, and the need to

combine
regulations,

general
fees

and

charges to form a single

document.

The plan is implemented in the

United Republic of Tanzania.
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Inflation rate for April, 2016 drops to 5.1 percent

THE headline inflation rate for
April, 2016 decreased to 5.1
percent from 5.4 percent recorded
a month before.
Addressing reporters in Dar es
Salaam, the National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS) Director for
Population Census and Social
Statistics,
Mr.
Ephraim
Kwesigabo, said the decrease was
due to the fall of speed of price
increase
for
commodities
compared to that of the previous
month.

He said the headline inflation

rate for April, 2016 stagnated at
0.5 percent as it was recorded in
March, 2016 while the 12
month index change for nonfood products increased to 3.5
percent in April from 3.0
percent recorded a month
before.
The overall index has
increased to 102.46 in April,
2016 from 101.93 recorded in
March, 2016. The increase of
the overall index was attributed-

to the price increase of both

food and non-food items.
Some food items that
contributed to such increase
include; cassava flour which
increased by 11.0 percent,
sardines by 6.6 percent,
lentils by 11.0 percent,
powdered milk by 3.4
percent and citrus fruits by
2.9 percent. While non-food
items that contributed to
such increase were wine by
3.5 percent, beer by 2.8
percent, firewood by 3.0 -Members of the
Media listening
to NBS Director
of Population
Census
and
Social
Statistics, Mr.
Ephraim
Kwesigabo (not
in
picture)
during
the
release of April,
2016 inflation
rate in Dare es
Salaam
recently.

Movement of National Consumer Price Indices (NCPI) and Inflation Rates from
April, 2015 April, 2016. (Dec., 2015 = 100)

percent and carpets by 5.3

percent, said Mr. Kwesigabo.

97 and 60 cents in April, 2016

from December, 2015.

working environment
features price stability.

He also said inflation rate for

food consumed at home and
away from home decreased to 7.3
percent during the month under
study from 8.0 percent recorded
in March, 2016.

Commenting on the just released

inflation rate for April, Prof. Haji
Semboja, who is a researcher in
Economics and lecturer at the
University of Dar es Salaam,
said the inflation rate showed an
improvement in efforts of
controlling prices of various
commodities including food and
non-food items.

The fact that inflation rate has

gone down to 5.1 percent in
April shows there is an
improvement in strategies that
the government is using in
controlling prices of both food
and non-food items, said Prof.
Semboja.

According to him, the inflation

rate which excludes food and
energy for April slightly
increased to 3.0 percent from 2.8
percent recorded a month earlier.
The purchasing power of 100
Tanzanian Shillings reached TZS

He argued that such a trend can

act as a pull-factor towards
investors, as they usually seek a-

that

The National Consumer Price

Index (NCPI) measures the
change over time in the cost of a
fixed basket of goods and
services that are purchased by--

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Price Movements of Different Groups of CPI from

April, 2015 April, 2016 (Dec, 2015 = 100)

a representative sample of
households in Tanzania.
A basket includes a list of
278 goods and services of
which 97 are Food and Non
Alcoholic Beverages and 181
are Non Food items that are
being priced on monthly
basis.

Some food items that

contributed to such increase
include; cassava flour which
increased by 11.0 percent,
sardines by 6.6 percent,
lentils by 11.0 percent,
powdered milk by 3.4 percent
and citrus fruits by 2.9
percent. While non-food
items that contributed to
such increase were wine by
3.5 percent, beer by 2.8
percent, firewood by 3.0
percent and carpets by 5.3
percent,
said
Mr.
Kwesigabo.

The National Consumer Price

Index (NCPI) measures the
change over time in the cost
of a fixed basket of goods and
services that are purchased by
a representative sample of
households in Tanzania.
A basket includes a list of 278
goods and services of which
97 are Food and Non
Alcoholic Beverages and 181
are Non Food items that are
being priced on monthly
basis.

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NBS PICTORIAL NEWS

Some of Statisticians, stakeholders and citizens following the remarks from guest of Honor Ms. Jenista Mhagama (not in
picture) during the launching of 2014/15 Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS) in Dar es Salaam recently

The Commissioner of 2012 Tanzania Population and Housing Census, Hajjat Mrisho Said elaborating criteria used to collect data of people
with disabilities during the 2012 Population Census in Dar es Salaam during the launch of official database of people with disabilities.

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Some of Media editors and journalists following the presentation from NBS Manager for Price and Labour Statistics Ms. Ruth
Minja (not in picture) during a one day media workshop which was conducted by NBS in Dar es Salaam recently.

Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Policy, Parliamentary affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and the Disabled. Hon. Ms.
Jenista Mhagama (MP) cutting ribbon to officiate the launch of the report of 2014/15 Integrated Labour Force Survey (ILFS) in Dar es
Salaam recently

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National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

VISION
To become a one-stop centre for official statistics in Tanzania.

MISSION
To produce quality official statistics and services that meet needs of
national and international stakeholders for evidence based planning
and decision making.

For comments and suggestions please contact: - Director General: National Bureau of Statistics 18 Kivukoni
Road P. O. Box 796, 11992 Dar es Salaam Tel. +255 22 2122722/4 Fax: +255 22 2130852 E-mail: dg@nbs.go.tz,
Website www.nbs.go.tz

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