NBS NEWS LETTER

ISSUE NO: 28 DATE: AUGUST, 2017

SDGs 2030: ENSURE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION PATTERNS

 Issue NO: 28 Date: AUGUST, 2017

GEOPOLL STATISTICS WANTING IN QUALITY, SAYS NBS

NBS Director General Dr. Albina Chuwa briefs the media about the statistics produced by GeoPoll
company on television viewers and radio listeners which according to NBS, those statistics are not official
as they do not comply with the Statistics Act No. 9 of 2015. The Press conference was held in Dar es
Salaam.

THE National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS) has
categorically rejected statistics
released by an independent
Company, GeoPoll, saying the
content is not official statistics
as its production does not meet
the minimum standard
requirements.
The statistics released by
GeoPoll Company was on
radio listeners and television
viewers.
NBS said the released--
statistical information was not
produced in accordance with
the procedures laid down
under of the Statistical Act
No. 9 of 2015, such that the
firm violated sub-section 20
of the act.
Addressing reporters in Dar es
Salaam, the NBS Director
General, Dr. Albina Chuwa,
said the GeoPoll Company
has continued to produce
statistics on radio listeners and
television viewers without
complying with the--
established methodologies and
standards for the production of
official statistics.
NBS would like to inform the
general public and interested
statistical stakeholders that the
statistics produced by GeoPoll
Company on radio listeners and
television viewers is not official
statistics as the company failed to
observe the methodologies and
standards stated in the Statistics
Act No. 9 of 2015, said Dr.
Chuwa.

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Dr. Chuwa further elaborated that
production of official statistics
needs certain levels of seriousness
and observation of a strict
protocol; as such the government,
through the Ministry of Finance
and Planning, has mandated NBS
to be the statistics authority in the
country.
She said it was on the basis of the
Statistics Act that NBS has the
mandate to collaborate with
stakeholders in the processing,
production and dissemination of
official statistics as well as
providing guidance to individuals,
institutions, and agencies who
want to conduct statistical research
that will produce official statistics.
NBS would like to inform
the general public and
interested statistical
stakeholders that the
statistics produced by
GeoPoll Company on radio
listeners and television
viewers is not official
statistics as the company
failed to observe the
methodologies and
standards stated in the
Statistics Act No. 9 of
2015, said Dr. Chuwa.
The Statistics Act that
NBS has the mandate to
collaborate with
stakeholders in the
processing, production
and dissemination of
official statistics as well as
providing guidance to
individuals, institutions,
and agencies who want to
conduct statistical
research that will produce
official statistics.

The NBS boss advised GeoPoll

management to seek technical
guidance and advice from the
Bureau so as to comply with the
Statistics Act in the production of
radio listeners and television
viewers statistics.

The Statistics Act of 2015 does not

prohibit anyone from processing
and producing statistical
information but they must do so
after consulting with NBS for
technical advice and ensure that
they adhere by the established
methodologies and standards.
NBS Director General Dr. Albina Chuwa (center) briefs the media
about the statistics produced by GeoPoll company on television
viewers and radio listeners which according to NBS, those statistics
are not official as they do not comply with the Statistics Act No. 9
of 2015. The Press conference was held Dar es Salaam.

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TANZANIA EXCELS IN STATISTICAL CAPACITY AMONG SUB-
SAHARAN AFRICAN NATIONS, WB REPORT SHOWS
Tanzania has been ranked
second, behind South Africa
in statistical capacity among
Sub-Saharan African nations.
This is according to the
World Bank (WB) 2016
Statistical Capacity Indicator
(SCI).
WB has been assessing
national statistical capacity in
developing countries since
2004 and has produced
overall SCI score as well as
scores for three categories,
Methodology, Source Data
and Periodicity. Regional
overall and specific category
SCI are also produced to
allow for comparison.
For every dimension, a country
is scored against specific
criteria, using information
available from the WB, IMF,
UN, UNESCO, and WHO.
A composite score for each
dimension and an overall score
combining all three dimensions
are derived for each country on
a scale of 0 - 100. A score of
100 indicates that the country
meets all the criteria.
The statistical methodology
aspect measures a countrys
ability to adhere to
internationally recommended
standards and methods, by --
Date: AUGUST, 2017
assessing guidelines and
procedures used to compile
macroeconomic statistics and
social data reporting and
estimation practices by
looking at an updated
national accounts base year,
use of the latest Balance of
payment, external debt
reporting and IMFs Special
Data Dissemination Standard
and enrolment data reporting
to UNESCO.
On source data, this measures
data collection activities in
line with internationally
recommended periodicity,
and whether--
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data from administrative systems The statistical WB has been

are available and reliable for
methodology aspect assessing national
statistical estimation purposes
and periodicity of population and measures a countrys statistical capacity
agricultural censuses, the ability to adhere to
periodicity of poverty and health internationally
in developing
related surveys, and
recommended countries since
completeness of vital registration
system coverage. standards and 2004 and has
methods, by assessing produced overall
The third aspect concerned with guidelines and
the periodicity and timeliness
SCI score as well
looks at the availability and procedures used to as scores for three
periodicity of key socio- compile categories,
economic indicators of which macroeconomic
nine are MDG indicators. statistics and social
Methodology,
data reporting and Source Data and
Tanzania scored 90 percent for
periodicity, 80 percent for source estimation practices by Periodicity.
data and 50 percent for looking at an updated Regional overall
methodology which, contributed
to an overall SCI of 73.3 percent.
national accounts base and specific
Although this overall score ranks year, use of the latest category SCI are
Tanzania as second behind South Balance of payment, also produced to
Africa (82.2%) there is still room external debt reporting
for improvements, especially in
and IMFs Special
allow for
methodology. comparison.
Data Dissemination
The National Bureau of Statistics Standard and
(NBS) is committed to enrolment data
continuing strengthening of the
National Statistical System. reporting to
UNESCO.

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AUGUST INFLATION RATE DROPS TO 5.0 PERCENT

NBS Director of Population Census and Social Statistics, Ephraim

Kwesigabo briefs the media about Consumer Price Index figures for
August, 2017 in Dar es Salaam. Right is Ruth Minja; Environmental
Statistics Manager.

The headline inflation rate for
August, 2017 has further
decreased to 5.0 percent from
5.2 percent recorded a month
earlier.
Addressing reporters in Dar es
Salaam when releasing the
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
for August, 2017, the Director
of Population Census and
Social Statistics of the
National Bureau of Statistics
(NBS), Mr Ephraim
Kwesigabo, said the speed of
price change for commodities
in August has decreased
compared to the speed of price
change recorded in July, 2017
by 0.2 percent.
The CPI for August, 2017
has decreased to 5.0 percent
compared to 5.2 percent
recorded a month earlier. The
inflation rate has decreased
by 0.4 percent compared to
decrease of 0.2 percent
recorded in July, said
Kwesigabo.
He said the overall index has
decreased to 108.46 in
August from 108.85 recorded
in the previous month. The
decrease of the overall index
was mainly attributed to
price decrease of food items.
Some food items that
contributed to such decrease-
were rice which decreased
by 1.2 percent, maize grains
by 1.2 percent, maize flour
by 1.6 percent, dried
sardines by 3.4 percent,
vegetables by 1.2 percent,
beans by 3.2 percent,
potatoes by 3.5 percent and
cooking bananas by 2.4
percent.
On the other hand, non-food
items that contributed to
such decrease were diesel
which decreased by 2.2
percent, petrol by 2.4
percent and electronic
equipments by 1.6 percent.
The inflation rate for food--

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Movement of National Consumer Price Indices (NCPI) and Inflation

Rates from August, 2016 August, 2017. (Dec, 2015 = 100)

consumed at home and away

from home dropped to 9.1
percent in August from 9.3
percent recorded a month
earlier while the 12 month
index change for non-food
products has stagnated at 3.1
percent in August as it was
recorded in previous month.

The inflation rate which

excludes food and energy for
August, 2017 has decreased to
1.8 percent from 2.2 percent
recorded a month earlier.

The purchasing power of 100
Tanzanian Shillings has
reached TZS 92 and 20 cents in
August, 2017 compared to TZS
91 and 87 cents recorded in
July, 2017.
NBS Director of Population Census and Social
Statistics, Ephraim Kwesigabo, briefs the media
about Consumer Price Index figures for August,
2017 in Dar es Salaam.

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NBS TRAINS SUPERVISORS OF 2016/2017 ANNUAL AGRICULTURE SURVEY

NBS Regional Statistical Managers (RSM) and other Supervisors of the 2016/2017 Annual
Agricultural Survey following the proceeding sessions during their training which was
conducted in Morogoro region.

The National Bureau of
Statistics (NBS) has
completed training
supervisors who will oversee
and guide enumerators
expected to take part in the
2016/2017 Annual
Agricultural and Livestock
Survey.
The supervisors include NBS
regional statistical managers
and a number of officials
from the Ministry of
Agriculture, Livestock and
Fisheries Development.
Addressing the supervisors at
a training session in
Morogoro Town recently, the
NBS Director of Statistical
Operation, Mr. Irenius
Ruyobya, said supervisors
should provide guidance and
leadership to enumerators so
tha the latter would observe
the fundamental principles
during data collection and
interviews to enable the
country get accurate data from
the agricultural and livestock
sector.
Mr. Ruyobya reminded the
supervisors that the drive of
the current administration was
industrialization of the
economy, as such data
particularly those on
agriculture and livestock-- are
a key input towards achieving
this goal.
We are about to conduct the
2016/2017 Annual Agriculture
and Livestock Survey, your
role in the study is crucial its
success. We, at NBS, are
sending you out to convince--

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and educate people so that they
will provide you with accurate
information. Accuracy is one of
the crucial aspects of official
statistics, said Mr. Ruyobya.
He said NBS is committed to
collecting and processing quality,
reliable and timely
informationthrough its surveys so
that their outputs would help
inform the government in its
planning, decisions and policy
formulation as well as in
evaluating implementation of
national and international
development programmes which
were to be undertaken by
government and development
partners like NGOs.
The Annual Agricultural and
Livestock Survey is conducted
every year. The current survey
will commence next month.
We are about to conduct
the 2016/2017 Annual
Agriculture and Livestock
Survey, your role in the
study is crucial its success.
We, at NBS, are sending
you out to convince and
educate people so that they
will provide you with
accurate information.
Accuracy is one of the
crucial aspects of official
statistics, said Mr.
Ruyobya.
NBS is committed to
collecting and processing
quality, reliable and timely
information through its
surveys so that their outputs
would help inform the
government in its planning,
decisions and policy
formulation as well as in
evaluating implementation of
national and international
development programmes
which were to be undertaken
by government and
development partners like
NGOs.

NBS Director of Statistical Operation, Irenius Ruyobya addressing

supervisors of the 2016/2017 Annual Agricultural Survey (not in picture)
during the training session in Morogoro region.

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NBS CONDUCTS LAND TENURE SUPPORT PROGRAMME BASELINE

AND IMPACT EVALUATION SURVEY

The Enumerator for Land Tenure Baseline and Impact Survey, Judith Tito interviewing
one of the head of the households at Kipinga Village in Morogoro region during field
work.

The National Bureau of focus group discussions implementation of the

Statistics (NBS) in collaboration
with the Ministry of Lands,
Housing and Human
Settlements Development is
conducting the Land Tenure
Baseline Survey in Morogoro
Region in Malinyi, Ulanga and
Kilombero districts starting
September through November.
Through the survey, basic
information related to land,
income and demographics will
be collected from all
households, community and
located in all villages in the
three districts of the pilot
study.
During the training of trainers
and enumerators at the Ifakara
Town Council Hall, the
Programme Coordinator for
the baseline survey, who is the
Agriculture Statistics Manager
at NBS, Mr. Titus Mwisomba,
emphasized the need for
supervisors and enumerators to
follow and observe the training
instruction well during--
survey throughout as well as
all guidelines as outlined in
new Statistics Act No. 9 of
2015.
Mr. Mwisomba said, You
will use the Statistics Act as
your road map as well as all
instruction provided to you.
The five-day training
highlighted survey
instruments, survey manuals
and other protocols. It was
followed by a two-day--

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NBS Agriculture Statistics Manager and Program Coordinator for Land Tenure Baseline and Impact
Survey, Titus Mwisomba (second right) exchanging ideas with DFID Program Officer Alex Mangowi
(right) during field work at Njasa village in Morogoro region .

practical field work. In the training of trainers and importance of observing

Then, three teams, each with
a field supervisor, seven
enumerators and an assistant
supervisor, were formed and
dispatched to the three
districts of Kilombero,
Ulanga and Malinyi.
During the field work
activity part of the training,
the teams visited villages for
household listing, sampled
each district and randomly
selected 20 households for
each village for detailed
interviews over land tenure
issues.
enumerators and during field
work activities, technical
people of the programme
form the Lands Ministry
participated.
Mr. Stambuli Mbaraka, who
is the Team Leader for
Policy and Ms. Helen
Nyagori, who is Institutional
Development Advisor, from
the programme and
participated fully in the
training sessions as well as in
the field.
At the end, they had a chance
of advising enumerators on
professionalism and the--
instructions.
Mr Mbaraka alongside DFIDs
Programme Office, Alex
Mangowi, visited some fo the
villages during household listing
and interview at Njasa and
Igomni hamlets in Kipingo
Village.
The three-month survey will use
survey instruments to gather
qualitative and quantitative
information from household
questionnaires, community
questionnaire and focus group
discussion and this is the first
time it is held.

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The second round baseline survey

will start in mid-September and
will involve the rest of the wards
and villages in the respective
districts before the study and the
programme are roled out
throughout the country.

The Baseline and Impact

Evaluation Survey activities in
every village in Kilombero,
Ulanga and Malinyi is aimed at
getting qualitative and
quantitative data for evidence
planning and informed decision
making for the land Tenure
Support Programmes in the
mentioned areas.
The household and community
data will provide key indicators
on aspects of land tenure security,
agriculture and income. This
survey will collect households
and community level data on
social, economic and
demographic data which are
relevant to land issues.
The information will be used to
monitor and evaluate progress
and impact against a set of
established indicators during the
programme implementation
countrywide.
Some of Enumerators of the Land Tenure Baseline and Impact
Survey following the proceedings of the training in Morogoro
during preparation of the survey which is expected to be carried
out from October, 2017.
The household and Through the survey,
community data will basic information
provide key indicators on related to land, income
aspects of land tenure and demographics will
security, agriculture and
be collected from all
income. This survey will households, community
collect households and and focus group
community level data on
discussions located in
social, economic and
all villages in the three
demographic data which
are relevant to land issues.
districts of the pilot
study.

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NBS PICTORIAL NEWS

The NBS Management team visits the construction of NBS

Headquarters Building in Dodoma region. The building is expected
to be ready in February, 2018.

NBS Director General, Dr. Albina Chuwa (third left) giving her observations during
the visit to the construction of NBS Headquarters Building in Dodoma region which is
expected to be ready in February, 2018.

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MISSION
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national and international stakeholders for evidence based planning
and decision making.

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