Tanzania Economy Survey

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA ______________________

THE ECONOMIC SURVEY 2009

Produced by: The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs DAR ES SALAAM – TANZANIA June, 2010

Printed by KIUTA Dar es Salaam - Tanzania

Table of Contents

LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................ i  ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS................................................... vii  IMPORTANT ECONOMIC EVENTS IN 2009 .......................................... x  CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................. 1  THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY .................................................................... 1  Economic Growth ..................................................................................... 1  Price Trend ............................................................................................... 5  Capital Formation ..................................................................................... 7  CHAPTER 2 ............................................................................................... 38  Trend in World Trade ......................................................................... 39  The State of Africa Economy ............................................................. 40  International Economic Co-operation .................................................... 42  East African Community (EAC) ........................................................ 42  African Union (AU) ........................................................................... 43  Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) ................................................... 44  Southern Africa Development Cooperation (SADC) ......................... 44  Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) .......................................... 45  CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................... 46  EXTERNAL...