Government of Malawi

National Statistical Office

Monthly Statistical Bulletin February 2023

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Prices (Dec 2021=100)
1.1 Month to Month Inflation
National Percent Jan 2023 4.0 2.6 3.6
Urban Percent Jan 2023 2.2 3.0 2.4
Rural Percent Jan 2023 4.9 2.4 4.2
Blantyre Percent Jan 2023 1.7 4.7 1.9
Lilongwe Percent Jan 2023 2.5 2.2 2.4
Mzuzu Percent Jan 2023 2.1 1.8 3.2
Zomba Percent Jan 2023 2.4 2.7 4.5
1.2 National consumer price index
All items Percent Jan 2023 130.4 125.4 103.6
Food Percent Jan 2023 137.6 131.3 105.4
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco Percent Jan 2023 128.1 120.6 100.3
Clothing and footwear Percent Jan 2023 118.1 115.6 100.6
Housing, water and electricity Percent Jan 2023 123.2 118.8 102.3
Furnishing and Household operation Percent Jan 2023 121.2 119.8 100.6
Health Percent Jan 2023 127.2 124.1 101.4
Transportation Percent Jan 2023 138.7 138.6 100.8
Communication Percent Jan 2023 104.2 101.7 100.0
Recreation & Culture Percent Jan 2023 105.9 104.7 100.0
Education Percent Jan 2023 108.1 105.2 100.5
Restaurants and Hotels Percent Jan 2023 127.4 126.1 100.0
Miscellaneous Percent Jan 2023 130.9 126.4 101.8
1.3 Rural consumer price index
All items Percent Jan 2023 129.4 123.4 104.2
Food Percent Jan 2023 133.8 127.2 105.7
1.4 Urban consumer price index
All items Percent Jan 2023 132.2 129.4 102.4
Food Percent Jan 2023 146.8 141.5 104.8
1.5 Blantyre consumer price index: All Items
Low income Percent Jan 2023 120.1 118.6 102.8
Medium income Percent Jan 2023 131.7 129.1 102.8
High income Percent Jan 2023 129.8 127.5 101.3
1.6 Lilongwe consumer price index: All Items
Low income Percent Jan 2023 138.8 135.4 104.7
Medium income Percent Jan 2023 140.1 136.1 103.8
High income Percent Jan 2023 132.0 129.0 101.2
1.7 Zomba consumer price index: All Items
Low income Percent Jan 2023 133.2 130.7 104.0
Medium income Percent Jan 2023 129.3 126.2 105.6
High income Percent Jan 2023 130.0 126.8 104.2
1.8 Mzuzu consumer price index: All Items
Low income Percent Jan 2023 142.1 139.1 104.6
Medium income Percent Jan 2023 137.9 134.7 104.3
High income Percent Jan 2023 128.9 126.4 102.4

2 Producer Price Index (2019=100)

Total Index Percent Dec 2021 127.0 127.3 105.0
Manufacture of Food products Rercent Dec 2021 131.5 128.7 100.4
Manufacture of Beverages Percent Dec 2021 99.8 99.8 104.1
Manufacture of Tobacco products Percent Dec 2021 125.7 130.9 115.3
Manufacture of Chemicals and chemical products Percent Dec 2021 161.8 162.8 109.7
Manufacture of Rubber and plastics products Percent Dec 2021 111.4 112.2 93.8
Manufacture of Other non-metallic mineral Percent Dec 2021 142.0 137.3 117.3
Total Manufacturing Percent Dec 2021 128.1 128.3 105.8
Electricity Percent Dec 2021 96.7 96.7 100.0
Water supply Percent Dec 2021 153.0 157.8 107.7
Electricity and water Percent Dec 2021 116.1 117.7 102.6

Note: Periods refer to Months.

Key: p = provisional figures, … = not available, n.a. = not applicable, * = less than half the smallest unit used, - = Nil,
For more details on any of these data, including details on source, please contact us at the address below or visit our website.
Reference publications giving time series data on many of the above series include the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin and Yearbook

Issued on 25/02/2023 by the National Statistical Office, P.O. Box 333, Zomba. Malawi.Tel: +265(1)524377, Fax +265(1) 525130
Website:www.nsomalawi.mw
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3.1 Agriculture
3.1.1 Tea
Total production Tonnes Dec 2022 4,620 1,699 5,057
Value auctioned at Limbe Million kwacha Jun 2022 206 258 …
Quantity auctionned at Limbe Tonnes Jun 2022 1,235 2,018 …
Average price at auction Kwacha per kg Jun 2022 1,741 1,281 …
3.1.2 Sugar
Total Production Thousand tonnes Dec 2021 7 21 7
3.2 Electricity
Production Million KWh Dec 2022 146.3 149.9 182.9
Total value of sales Million kwacha Sep 2020 10,029.0 9,958.0 10,009.9
Value of domestic sales Million kwacha Sep 2020 3,427.0 3,550.0 3,029.9
Value of power sales Million kwacha Sep 2020 3,750.0 3,720.0 4,250.9
Value of sales under general tariff Million kwacha Sep 2020 2,809.0 2,639.0 2,681.8
Value of exports to Mozambique / Zambia Million kwacha Sep 2020 46.0 46.0 47.3
Quantity of domestic sales Million KWh Sep 2020 54.0 55.0 47.1
Quantity of power sales Million KWh Sep 2020 63.0 62.0 69.7
Quantity of sales under general tariff Million KWh Sep 2020 26.0 24.0 24.9
Quantity of exports to Mozambique / Zambia Million KWh Sep 2020 2.0 2.0 1.7

3.3 Building and Construction

Value of all plans approved in Blantyre Million kwacha Apr 2022 11,303.0 13,299.5 8,592.4
Value of all plans approved in Lilongwe Million kwacha Jul 2022 4,704.6 2,692.5 2,575.9
Value of all plans approved in Mzuzu Million kwacha Nov 2022 3,556.9 … 817.0
Cement production by Portland Cement Company Thousand tonnes Dec 2022 17.4 19.4 14.6
Cement sales Thousand tonnes Dec 2022 16.0 18.7 12.8
Value of Cement Sales Million kwacha Dec 2022 3,204.0 3,661.8 1,815.6

3.4 Industrial Production

Index of Production (2019=100)
Total Index Percent Dec 2021 63.5 80.1 88.7
Food products Percent Dec 2021 101.3 111.7 111.1
Beverages Percent Dec 2021 158.5 142.5 129.0
Tobacco products Percent Dec 2021 11.3 32.7 66.1
Chemicals and chemical products Percent Dec 2021 48.0 81.7 86.3
Rubber and plastics products Percent Dec 2021 104.3 107.3 74.4
Other non-metallic mineral products Percent Dec 2021 35.6 48.3 58.2
Total Manufacturing Percent Dec 2021 57.0 71.5 85.4
Electricity Percent Dec 2021 117.7 152.4 115.9
Water Supply Percent Dec 2021 113.5 142.8 115.6
Electricity and Water Percent Dec 2021 116.5 149.7 115.9
4 Money and Banking
4.1 Money and Official Sector Deposits
Total money and quasi money Million kwacha Jun 2022 2,198,213.1 2,140,902.4 1,699,046.3
Quasi money Million kwacha Jun 2022 1,111,719.2 1,069,719 884,787
Total money Million kwacha Jun 2022 1,086,494 1,071,184 814,259
4.2 Official Sector Deposits Million kwacha
Deposits of Central Government Million kwacha Jun 2022 120,549.7 115,516.2 91,161.2
Demand Deposits Million kwacha Jun 2022 116,794.0 54,961.3 34,554.4
Time and savings Deposits Million kwacha Jun 2022 8,588.4 9,941.6 7,668.2
4.3 Official Foreign Exchange Reserves
Net Foreign Assets Million kwacha Jun 2022 -672,890.2 -734,556.9 -564,122.8
Gross Official Reserves Million kwacha Jun 2022 417,239.4 385,871.5 339,302.8
Reserve Bank Foreign Assets Million kwacha Jun 2022 437,571.3 411,940.2 353,460.7
Balance with foreign banks and securities Million kwacha Jun 2022 428,175.6 404,530.6 345,559.1
Special Drawing Rights position Million kwacha Jun 2022 9,395.6 7,409.6 7,901.6
4.4 Domestic Banks
Total Domestic Banks Million kwacha Jun 2022 899,436.1 872,992.6 752,740.5
Claims on Reserve Bank Million kwacha Jun 2022 153,356.8 141,887.0 96,005.7
Deposits in Reserve Bank Million kwacha Jun 2022 98,354.5 97,286.3 50,141.2
Currency in Banks Million kwacha Jun 2022 55,002.3 44,600.7 45,864.6
Claims on Other Domestic Banks Million kwacha Jun 2022 42,230.1 36,001.2 47,244.6
4.5 Selected Market Foreign Exchange Rates (Monthly Averages)
UK Pound Sterling Kwacha per unit Jan 2023 1,299.3 1,295.9 1,240.7
US Dollar Kwacha per unit Jan 2023 1,034.7 1,035.2 823.3
Zambian Kwacha Kwacha per unit Jan 2023 55.6 58.6 47.4
South African Rand Kwacha per unit Jan 2023 62.0 61.3 61.7
Euro Kwacha per unit Jan 2023 1,145.9 1,124.7 1,124.7
Chinese Yuan Kwacha per unit Jan 2023 151.2 147.1 128.5

Note: Periods refer to Months.

Key: p = provisional figures, … = not available, n.a. = not applicable, * = less than half the smallest unit used, - = Nil,
For more details on any of these data, including details on source, please contact us at the address below or visit our website.
Reference publications giving time series data on many of the above series include the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin and Yearbook

Issued on 25/02/2023 by the National Statistical Office, P.O. Box 333, Zomba. Malawi.Tel: +265(1)524377, Fax +265(1) 525130
Website:www.nsomalawi.mw
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5 Transport
5.1 Road Accidents
Total number of Accidents reported Number Dec 2022 506 389 483
Fatal Number Dec 2022 75 61 77
People Killed Number Dec 2022 88 65 92
Serious Number Dec 2022 26 26 40
Seriously injured Number Dec 2022 39 32 49
Minor Number Dec 2022 225 147 406
Slightly injured Number Dec 2022 352 232 225
Damages Number Dec 2022 180 153 139
Involving Animals Number Dec 2022 0 2 2
Vehicles involved Number Dec 2022 … … 771
5.2 Rail Transport
Number of Passengers Number Dec 2022 34,147 27,463 22,645
Passenger Kilometre Number Dec 2022 1,688 1,697 26,266
Average Passengers Number Dec 2022 2,951 2,389 1,160
Freight (Net Tonnage per Kilotonn) Thousands Jun 2022 26,107 14,523 55,442

5.3 Motor Vehicle Regstration Number Jun 2019 2,787 2,611 2,540
Light Passengers Number Jun 2019 1,953 1,876 1,803
Heavy Passengers Number Jun 2019 5 4 7
Medium Passengers Number Jun 2019 48 52 42
Light Goods Number Jun 2019 258 234 258
Heavy Goods Number Jun 2019 116 131 131
Medium Goods Number Jun 2019 209 183 147
Motor Cycle Number Jun 2019 197 111 143
Special Number Jun 2019 1 20 9

Note: Periods refer to Months.

Key: p = provisional figures, … = not available, n.a. = not applicable, * = less than half the smallest unit used, - = Nil,
For more details on any of these data, including details on source, please contact us at the address below or visit our website.
Reference publications giving time series data on many of the above series include the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin and Yearbook

Issued on 25/02/2023 by the National Statistical Office, P.O. Box 333, Zomba. Malawi.Tel: +265(1)524377, Fax +265(1) 525130
Website:www.nsomalawi.mw
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6 External Trade
6.1 Trade Balance Million kwacha Jun 2022p -31,325.1 -52,166.6 -9,682.0
Total imports Million kwacha Jun 2022p 109,040.5 91,842.3 184,493.0
Total exports Million kwacha Jun 2022p 77,715.3 39,675.8 84,810.6
Domestic exports Million kwacha Jun 2022p 77,471.2 39,600.4 84,696.0
Re-exports Million kwacha Jun 2022p 244.1 75.4 114.0
6.2 Value of imports of selected commodities
Fertilizers Million kwacha Jun 2022p 29,385.1 4,204.3 6,334.8
Diesel Million kwacha Jun 2022p 10,334.5 8,996.8 6,295.3
Petrol Million kwacha Jun 2022p 11,094.9 12,269.0 6,156.8
Paraffin Million kwacha Jun 2022p 23.0 45.7 77.1
Coal Million kwacha Jun 2022p … 31.7 375.0
6.3 Quantity of imports of selected commodities
Fertilizers Thousand tonnes Jun 2022p 35.0 5.9 16.0
Diesel Million litres Jun 2022p 9.3 8.3 10.5
Petrol Million litres Jun 2022p 9.0 12.0 9.9
Paraffin Million litres Jun 2022p * * *
Coal Thousand tonnes Jun 2022p * * 5.6
6.4 Value of exports of selected commodities
Tobacco Million kwacha Jun 2022p 15,349.5 4,575.6 33,763.9
Tea Million kwacha Jun 2022p 7,568.2 7,690.3 6,638.5
Sugar Million kwacha Jun 2022p 6,134.3 841.4 3,801.5
Nuts Million kwacha Jun 2022p 14,584.4 8,997.4 5,046.8
Pulses Million kwacha Jun 2022p 1,724.5 916.4 1,526.7
Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar Million kwacha Jun 2022p 143.0 33.5 16.7
Natural rubber Million kwacha Jun 2022p 539.6 513.3 548.1
Cotton Million kwacha Jun 2022p 2,457.1 231.8 2,097.6
Wood - Sawn and Plied Million kwacha Jun 2022p 470.9 333.2 283.8
Coffee Million kwacha Jun 2022p * * *
Spices Million kwacha Jun 2022p 176.9 55.7 297.7
6.5 Quantity of exports of selected commodities
Tobacco Thousand tonnes Jun 2022p 4.6 1.7 11.5
Tea Thousand tonnes Jun 2022p 4.6 5.6 5.2
Sugar Thousand tonnes Jun 2022p 8.3 1.5 8.1
Nuts Thousand tonnes Jun 2022p 10.8 6.2 5.2
Pulses Thousand tonnes Jun 2022p 2.7 1.8 2.2
Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar '000' litres Jun 2022p * * *
Natural rubber tonnes Jun 2022p * * *
Cotton tonnes Jun 2022p 1.2 * 1.9
Wood - Sawn and Piled '000" Cubic meters Jun 2022p * * *
Coffee tonnes Jun 2022p * * *
Spices tonnes Jun 2022p * * *
6.6 Exports to major trading regions
SADC region Million kwacha May 2022p 38,835.2 17,847.3 22,680.5
European Union Million kwacha May 2022p 7,781.5 2,917.1 24,493.3
Far East Million kwacha May 2022p 25,912.1 1,561.3 5,231.3
Neighbouring countries Million kwacha May 2022p 24,204.6 12,131.0 12,425.0
United States of America Million kwacha May 2022p 9,318.5 2,946.9 1,441.8
COMESA region Million kwacha May 2022p 17,950.1 9,253.8 11,891.8
UK Million kwacha May 2022p 2,557.2 3,515.2 2,404.6
Germany Million kwacha May 2022p 351.7 351.3 2,120.2
South Africa Million kwacha May 2022p 9,254.3 4,439.0 7,468.0
Zimbabwe Million kwacha May 2022p 4,188.0 1,093.5 2,619.5
6.7 Imports from major trading regions
SADC region Million kwacha May 2022p 21,089.1 17,012.8 68,026.6
European Union Million kwacha May 2022p 7,178.5 6,034.9 8,901.2
Far East Million kwacha May 2022p 25,912.1 26,858.7 52,936.1
Neighbouring countries Million kwacha May 2022p 6,671.4 6,142.9 21,519.5
United States of America Million kwacha May 2022p 1,082.0 3,774.3 2,792.2
COMESA region Million kwacha May 2022p 5,945.0 5,037.9 20,652.7
UK Million kwacha May 2022p 774.7 1,164.4 5,051.3
Germany Million kwacha May 2022p 3,744.7 1,368.1 1,421.2
South Africa Million kwacha May 2022p 11,940.5 9,367.5 43,374.8
Zimbabwe Million kwacha May 2022p 982.5 1,057.9 2,043.5

Note: Periods refer to Months.

Key: p = provisional figures, … = not available, n.a. = not applicable, * = less than half the smallest unit used, - = Nil,
For more details on any of these data, including details on source, please contact us at the address below or visit our website.
Reference publications giving time series data on many of the above series include the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin and Yearbook

Issued on 25/02/2023 by the National Statistical Office, P.O. Box 333, Zomba. Malawi.Tel: +265(1)524377, Fax +265(1) 525130
Website:www.nsomalawi.mw