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1 Zanzibar Official Statistics Provider REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF ZANZIBAR STATISTICAL RELEASE APRIL No.44 P.O. Box 2321, Zanzibar Telephone Fax: zanstat@ocgs.go.tz Website: 29 TH APRIL, 2016 ZANZIBAR CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR APRIL, 2016 ANNUAL HEADLINE INFLATION RATE INCREASED TO 10.1 PERCENT Zanzibar Annual Headline Inflation rate for the year ended, 2016 increased to 10.1 percent compared to 9.7 percent recorded in March, Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages inflation rate increased to 14.4 percent in 2016 from 11.3 percent recorded in March The overall Index increased to in March, 2016 compared to recorded in, 2015 (Table 1 and chart 2). TABLE 1: CHANGES IN CONSUMER PRICE INDICES FOR APRIL, 2016 (BASE AUG = 100) INDICES March 2016 to 2015 to Description Weights Apr-15 Mar-16 Apr-16 Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Alcohol Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics Clothing and Footwear Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance Health Transport Communication Recreation and Culture Education Restaurants and Hotels Miscellaneous Goods and Services All Items Annual Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages group increased to 14.4 percent driven by Thailand Rice (13.7%), Mbeya Rice (10.4%), Jasmin Rice (9.9%), Basmat Rice (4.6%), Maize Flour (19.1%), Wheat Flour (16.4%), Fish (22.6%), Octopus (42.1%), and Squid (13.7%). 1

2 Annual Transport group increased to 4.6% driven by Petrol (12.7%), Transport by Air ZNZ/DSM (4.4%) and Transport by Sea ZNZ/DSM (8.7%). ANNUAL INFLATION RATE FOR OTHER DERIVED STATISTICS Annual Inflation Rate for all items exclude food consumed at home and at restaurants (S1) decreased to 5.1 percent in 2016 compared to 7.2 percent recorded in March Annual inflation rate for food consumed at home and at restaurants (S2) increased to 15.0 percent in, 2016 from 12.1 percent recorded in March Annual inflation rate for Energy and Fuels (S3) (Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, Charcoal, Electricity, Gas and Firewood) increased to 3.1 percent in 2016 compared to -0.3 recorded in March Annual Core inflation rate (S4) (Exclude Rice, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Petrol, Diesel, kerosene, and Charcoal) increased to 10.1 percent in, 2016 from 9.8 percent in March Annual inflation rate for Fish (S5) increased to 18.9 percent in, 2016 compared to 1.4 percent recorded in March, Annual Inflation rate for Rice, Wheat Flour, and Sugar (S6) is 12.6 percent in, 2016 compared to 13.9 percent in March, 2016 (Table 2) TABLE 2: OTHER DERIVED STATISTICS INDICES March 2016 to 2015 to Description Weights Apr-15 Mar-16 Apr-16 All Item Exclude Food (S1) Food (S2) Energy and Fuels (S3) Core Exclude Food and Energy (S4) Fish Index (S5) Rice, Wheat Flour and Sugar Index (S6) MONTHLY INFLATION RATE INCREASED TO2.0 PERCENT IN APRIL, 2016 During, 2016 the Monthly Inflation rate increased to 2.0 percent compared to -1.3 percent recorded in March, The monthly Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages inflation rate in, 2016 was 3.2 percent compared to -1.7 percent in March, 2016 (Table 1) Monthly Inflation Rate for all items exclude food consumed at home and at restaurants (S1) increased to 0.8 percent in 2016 compared to -0.9 percent registered in March, Monthly inflation rate for food consumed at home and at restaurants (S2) increased to 3.1 percent in, 2016 compared to -1.6 percent registered in March, Monthly inflation rate for energy and fuels (S3) (Petrol, Diesel, kerosene, electricity, gas, Charcoal and Firewood) increased to 3.6 percent in, 2016 compared to -4.2 percent registered in March, Monthly Core inflation rate (S4) (Exclude Rice, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Petrol, Diesel, kerosene, and Charcoal) increased to 2.1 percent in, 2016 compared to -1.1 percent recorded in March, Monthly inflation rate for fish (S5) increased to 6.8 percent in, 2016 compared to -7.9 percent registered in March, Monthly Inflation rate for Rice, Wheat Flour and Sugar (S6) decreased to -0.2 percent in, 2016 compared to 0.2 percent in March, (Table 2) MOVEMENT OF AVERAGE PRICES FOR SELECTED ITEMS The increasing of Monthly inflation rate to 2.0 percent for the month of, 2016 was contributed by increasing prices of items such as Fish (5.8%), Green Cooking Banana (9.4%), Yellow Cooking Banana (13.2%), Octopus (11.4%), Coconut (6.2%), Tomatoes (41.3%), Potatoes (11.5%), Cement (10.2%), Kerosene (13.9%), Diesel (8.4%) and Petrol (1.1%).(Table 3) 2

3 Table 3: Monthly Average Prices for Selected Items % % Items Unit Apr-15 Mar-16 Apr-16 Monthly Annually Thailand rice (Mapembe) 1 kg 1,113 1,266 1, Mbeya 1 kg 2,081 2,331 2, Jasmi 1 kg 1,697 1,864 1, Basmat 1 kg 3,143 3,143 3, Flatbread (Boflo) 0.5kg Maize Flour 1kg 1,047 1,248 1, Wheat Flour 1kg 1,129 1,315 1, Fish 1kg 6,624 7,671 8, Edible cooking Oils (OKI) 2 litre 7,021 7,613 7, Green Cooking Bananas 1kg 981 1,020 1, Yellow Cooking Bananas 1kg 1,823 2,108 2, Sugar 1kg 1,348 1,533 1, Cement 50 kg 15,107 15,410 16, Kerosene 1 litre 1,160 1,005 1, Charcoal 1Polo 12,301 13,287 13, Diesel 1 litre 1,700 1,545 1, Petrol 1 litre 1,610 1,795 1, Chart 1: Development of Inflation Rate for Selected groups from, 2015,

4 Chart 2: Zanzibar Inflation Rate The CPI measures the average percentage changes over time (between two time periods) in the prices of a basket of consumer goods and services acquired by households (the market basket) in Zanzibar. The Zanzibar CPI covers prices of 269 items collected in 316 outlets in Unguja and Pemba urban Centers. The goods and services included in the ZCPI basket are classified according to the UN COICOP (Classification of Individual Consumption According by Purpose) with 12 divisions. The ZCPI weights are based on both monetary and non-momentary expenditures relating to consumption for households in Zanzibar for the 2009/10 Household Budget Survey (HBS). The weight is based on expenditures of both urban and rural households and was updated in August Both base price and index has reference period of August (2012=100). For more clarifications please contact: OFFICE OF CHIEF GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN Director: Head Economic Statistics Section CHIEF GOVERNMENT STATISTICIAN 4

5 Energy and Fuels Appendix 1 Indices Monthly % Annually % Rice, Core Wheat Core Rice, Core Rice, Exclude Flour Exclude Wheat Exclude Wheat Food and Energy Food Flour and Energy Food Flour and and Sugar and and Sugar and and Sugar Energy Index Fuels Energy Index Fuels Energy Index Share Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr