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Issue NO: 22 Date: FEBRUARY 2017
NBS Director General, Dr. Albina Chuwa addressing NBS Staff and the member of the press
concerning the aid of 14 motorcycles donated by World Bank to NBS to facilitate data
collection in the country. The event took place in Dar es Salaam in February 2017.
THE National Bureau of said the global lender the government in making
Statistics (NBS) has received donated motorcycles to NBS proper plans of development
14 motorcycles worth Tshs. in order to facilitate programmes, said Ms.
66 million from the World movement to remote areas Nadia Hassine.
Bank (WB). that cannot be easily
accessible by vehicles Ms. Nadia said, due to better
The motorcycles will be used during data collection. work done by NBS in
in facilitating data collection collecting data, processing
in the country. For quite a long time, the and dissemination, the WB
WB has had a good has decided to strengthen the
Addressing NBS staff during relationship with the Bureau Bureau so that it can
the handover ceremony held and it will continue to continue undertaking its
at NBS headquarters, the WB provide assistance to it so as work effectively and achieve
representative Ms. Nadia to enable production of its goals of producing
Belhaji Hassine,-- quality official statistics, official statistics in the
which is key in guiding-- country.
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Issue NO: 22 Date: FEBRUARY 2017
Regional Statistical Manager (RSM) for Pwani Region, Mr. Kalisto Lugome tries to drive one of 14
motorcycles donated by WB to NBS to facilitate data collection in the country. The event took
place in Dar es Salaam in February 2017.
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Issue NO: 22 Date: FEBRUARY 2017
THE headline inflation rate for The increase in CPI for increase of 0.8 percent recorded
February 2017 increased to 5.5 February, 2017 was attributed in January, 2017 while the
percent from 5.2 percent by the increase of some food overall index increased to
recorded in January 2017. items which include rice 106.97 in February from 105.92
which increased by 4.0 recorded a month earlier.
Addressing reporters in Dar es percent, maize grains by 12.2
Salaam when releasing the CPI percent, maize flour by 10.1 He said the inflation rate for
for January 2017, the National percent, sorghum grain by 5.6 food consumed at home and
Bureau of Statistics (NBS) percent, cooking banana by away increased to 9.3 percent in
Director of Population Census 9.5 percent and beans by 6.7 February from 8.2 percent
and Social Statistics, Mr. percent, Mr. Kwesigabo recorded in January 2017
whereas the 12-month index
Ephraim Kwesigabo, said the said.
change for non-food products
speed of price-increase for
stagnated at 3.6 percent in
commodities in February 2017 He said the monthly inflation-
February 2017 as it was
has increased compared to that rate for February, increased
recorded in the month before.
of January 2017. by 1.0 percent compared to an
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Issue NO: 22 Date: FEBRUARY 2017
Mr. Kwesigabo said the The increase in CPI for The inflation rate for
inflation rate which excludes February 2017 was food consumed at home
food and energy for the attributed by the and away from home
month of February 2017 increase of some food increased to 9.3 percent
slightly decreased to 2.2 items which include rice in February from 8.2
percent from 2.3 percent which increased by 4.0 percent recorded in
recorded in January.
percent, maize grains by January, 2017 where as
12.2 percent, maize flour the 12 month index
The purchasing power of 100
Tanzanian Shillings reached
by 10.1 percent, change for non-food
TZS 93 and 48 cents in sorghum grain by 5.6 products stagnated at
February 2017 compared to percent, cooking banana 3.6 percent in
TZS 94 and 42 cents in by 9.5 percent and beans February, 2017 as it
January, this year. by 6.7 percent, Mr. was recorded in the
Kwesigabo said. month before.
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It is on that backdrop that NBS feels honoured Dr. Margaret Mutaleba Martin
to have a member like Dr. Martin. The Bureau
continues to congratulate her for her success in
earning a doctorate.
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Issue NO: 22 Date: FEBRUARY 2017
Students of
Bulyanhulu
Secondary
School in
Kahama
District
listening the
presentation
from
Community
Mobilization
Coordinators
during
mobilization
of 2016 THIS
survey in their
school. The
event took
place in
February
2017.
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Issue NO: 22 Date: FEBRUARY 2017
NBS Staff and members of the press listening the speech of NBS Director General (not in
picture) during the handover of 14 motorcycles donated by World Bank to NBS to facilitating
data collection in the country. The event took place in Dar es Salaam in February, 2017.
The Minister of
Finance and
Planning, Hon. Dr.
Philip Mpango,
addressing
statisticians from
across Africa who
attended in an
international
workshop that
discussed the use
of Tanzania
National Panel
Survey for
Research, Policy
and
Development. The
event took place
in February, 2017
in Dar es Salaam.
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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.