Government of Malawi

National Statistical Office

Monthly Statistical Bulletin January 2017

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1 Prices
1.1 Annual consumer price inflation rates
National Percent Dec 2016 20.0 19.9 24.9
Urban Percent Dec 2016 15.4 16.1 19.1
Rural Percent Dec 2016 23.2 22.9 29.1
Blantyre Percent Dec 2016 14.6 16.4 18.8
Lilongwe Percent Dec 2016 15.7 14.1 18.2
Mzuzu Percent Dec 2016 14.9 21.3 20.0
Zomba Percent Dec 2016 19.0 18.7 7.8
1.2 National consumer price index
All items 2012=100 Dec 2016 261.4 249.7 217.9
Food 2012=100 Dec 2016 273.4 256.5 219.7
Alcoholic drinks and tobacco 2012=100 Dec 2016 199.7 194.4 160.0
Clothing and footwear 2012=100 Dec 2016 213.2 211.6 183.6
Housing, water and electricity 2012=100 Dec 2016 322.1 306.9 268.8
Furnishing and Household operation 2012=100 Dec 2016 235.4 233.8 211.4
Health 2012=100 Dec 2016 205.6 198.7 165.6
Transportation 2012=100 Dec 2016 207.6 206.2 189.4
Communication 2012=100 Dec 2016 196.6 196.6 189.2
Recreation & Culture 2012=100 Dec 2016 304.8 282.0 238.0
Education 2012=100 Dec 2016 219.8 219.8 198.1
Restaurants and Hotels 2012=100 Dec 2016 315.5 311.8 275.1
Miscellaneous 2012=100 Dec 2016 183.6 182.3 166.6
1.3 Rural consumer price index
All items 2012=100 Dec 2016 264.2 249.2 214.4
Food 2012=100 Dec 2016 285.0 265.4 224.8
1.4 Urban consumer price index
All items 2012=100 Dec 2016 271.3 264.1 235.1
Food 2012=100 Dec 2016 234.9 226.8 203.0
1.5 Blantyre consumer price index: All Items
Low income 2012=100 Dec 2016 271.9 262.6 240.7
Medium income 2012=100 Dec 2016 275.7 270.6 241.5
High income 2012=100 Dec 2016 271.0 267.4 237.5
1.6 Lilongwe consumer price index: All Items
Low income 2012=100 Dec 2016 261.2 221.5 221.8
Medium income 2012=100 Dec 2016 293.5 217.9 253.0
High income 2012=100 Dec 2016 271.0 218.2 230.4
1.7 Zomba consumer price index: All Items
Low income 2012=100 Dec 2016 265.8 256.9 208.7
Medium income 2012=100 Dec 2016 275.7 270.6 230.0
High income 2012=100 Dec 2016 311.5 306.5 270.0
1.8 Mzuzu consumer price index: All Items
Low income 2012=100 Dec 2016 210.8 209.9 185.6
Medium income 2012=100 Dec 2016 268.6 264.5 242.4
High income 2012=100 Dec 2016 289.2 282.1 241.2
2 Agriculture
2.1 Tea
Total production Tonnes('000) Sep 2016 1435.0 2805.0 982.5
Value auctioned at Limbe Million kwacha Sep 2016 405.9 540.5 258.4
Quantity auctionned at Limbe Tonnes ('000) Sep 2016 330.0 459.0 259.0
Average price at auction Kwacha per kg Sep 2016 1230.0 1177.5 988.8
2.2 Sugar
Total Production Tonnes ("000) Jul 2016 15.1 8.4 1.1
Note: Periods refer to Months.
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3 Government finance
3.1 Government revenue
Total revenue & Grants Million kwacha Jun 2015 80,704.0 46,164.3 47,338.9
Total grants Million kwacha Jun 2015 6,052.1 4,757.6 11,076.0
Total Domestic Revenue Million kwacha Jun 2015 74,651.9 41,406.7 36,262.9
Income and Profit tax collections Million kwacha Jun 2015 19,830.8 19,233.4 13,640.2
Import duties Million kwacha Jun 2015 7,994.3 7,251.4 4,054.5
Excise, surtax, other customs collections Million kwacha Jun 2015 3,575.1 3,124.8 4,636.4
Non -Tax Revenue Million kwacha Jun 2015 33,673.2 2,511.4 2,574.8

3.2 Government expenditure

Total expenditure Million kwacha Jun 2015 77,626.5 72,976.2 50,861.6
Gross expenditure on revenue account Million kwacha Jun 2015 67,506.0 61,878.7 41,689.1
Development account expenditure Million kwacha Jun 2015 10,120.5 11,097.5 9,172.5
3.3 Money and Banking
Total official external reserves Million kwacha Aug 2016 459,146.0 462,855.0 380,815.0
Official external reserve of foreign exchange Million kwacha Aug 2016 451,247.0 458,598.0 375,540.0
Special Drawing Rights position Million kwacha Aug 2016 7,899.0 4,257.0 5,274.0
Net liabilities of commercial banks to banks abroad Million kwacha Aug 2016 -144,986.0 -124,510.0 -94,184.0
3.4 Money
Total currency in circulation Million kwacha Aug 2016 177,445.0 175,301.0 149,460.0
Notes and coins with the public Million kwacha Aug 2016 150,306.0 152,504.0 130,238.0
Notes and coins held in banks Million kwacha Aug 2016 27,139.0 22,797.0 19,222.0
Private and domestic demand deposits Million kwacha Aug 2016 210,662.0 204,637.0 171,384.0
Total money and quasi money Million kwacha Aug 2016 816,279.0 803,124.0 702,962.0
Total money Million kwacha Aug 2016 360,968.0 357,141.0 301,622.0
Quasi money Million kwacha Aug 2016 455,311.0 445,983.0 401,339.0
3.5 Official sector deposits
Total deposits Million kwacha Aug 2016 327,440.0 337,752.0 159,826.0
Government Million kwacha Aug 2016 255,891.0 267,313.0 126,387.0
Demand deposits Million kwacha Aug 2016 64,510.0 63,698.0 24,952.0
Time and savings Million kwacha Aug 2016 7,039.0 6,741.0 8,487.0

3.6 Domestic credit

Total credit Million kwacha Feb 2016 851,779.0 825,683.0 569,463.0
Private Million kwacha Feb 2016 410,750.0 420,866.0 295,765.0
Statutory bodies Million kwacha Feb 2016 9,832.0 6,109 4,003.0
Government Million kwacha Feb 2016 431,198.0 398,708.0 269,695.0
3.7 Commercial bank activities
Total advances Million kwacha Feb 2016 421,012.0 427,422.0 299,812.0

3.8 Monthly Exchange rates (Monthly Averages)

UK Pound Sterling Million kwacha Sep 2016 949.0 944.8 861.1
US Dollar Kwacha per unit Sep 2016 721.2 720.7 561.2
Zambian Kwacha Kwacha per unit Sep 2016 72.4 71.6 56.0
South African Rand Kwacha per unit Sep 2016 51.3 52.4 41.2
Euro Kwacha per unit Jun 2016 797.3744 791.4759 489.7310
Japanese Yen Kwacha per unit Jun 2016 6.7524 6.4250 3.5348
4 Index of Industrial Production
4.1 Index of Production
Total Index 2012=100 Jul 2016 147.5 129.0 140.6
Food products 2012=100 Jul 2016 163.1 122.6 150.8
Beverages 2012=100 Jul 2016 50.5 45.0 114.4
Tobacco products 2012=100 Jul 2016 220.6 163.9 195.7
Chemicals and chemical products 2012=100 Jul 2016 143.7 159.6 168.7
Rubber and plastics products 2012=100 Jul 2016 39.3 43.4 113.0
Other non-metallic mineral products 2012=100 Jul 2016 44.8 41.7 193.9
Fabricated metal products 2012=100 Jul 2016 15.8 16.6 178.0
Electricity supply 2012=100 Jul 2016 248.2 234.9 82.1
Water supply 2012=100 Jul 2016 97.2 128.6 72.0
Note: Periods refer to Months.
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

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4.2 Electricity
Production Million KWh Jul 2015 77.3 108.4 120.7
Total value of sales Million kwacha Jul 2015 2,607.9 3,010.3 2,402.2
Value of domestic sales Million kwacha Jul 2015 1,608.7 2,033.3 1,201.1
Value of power sales Million kwacha Jul 2015 2,193.4 2,182.2 1,958.4
Value of sales under general tariff Million kwacha Jul 2015 999.2 977.3 1,201.1
Value of exports to Mozambique Million kwacha Jul 2015 20.8 20.3 17.4
Value of exports to Zambia Million kwacha Jul 2015 33.1 33.1 32.3
Quantity of domestic sales Million KWh Jul 2015 49.1 64.0 58.2
Quantity of power sales Million KWh Jul 2015 58.6 58.3 58.2
Quantity of sales under general tariff Million KWh Jul 2015 22.5 21.9 29.5

4.3 Building and Construction

Value of all plans approved in Blantyre Million kwacha Sep 2014 342.1 395.2 563.8
Value of all plans approved in Lilongwe Million kwacha Mar 2016 795.8 1,282.7 155.7
Value of all plans approved in Mzuzu Million kwacha Jun 2016 2,991.2 1,113.4 1,700.9
Cement production Thousand tonnes Mar 2016 11.3 11.3 14.7
Cement sales Thousand tonnes Mar 2016 11.6 11.4 14.7
Value of Cement Sales Million kwacha Mar 2016 1,222.3 1,199.4 1,501.1

5 Transport
5.1 Motor vehicle registration
Total private vehicles registration Number Apr 2015 2,386 2,048 2,257
Saloon and estate cars (Less than 12 passengers) Number Apr 2015 1,393 1,131 1,116
Heavy passenger vehicles (12 or more persons) Number Apr 2015 124 127 120
Commercial vehicles Number Apr 2015 584 525 561
Motor cycles Number Apr 2015 232 228 400
Other Number Apr 2015 53 37 60

6 External Trade
6.1 Trade Balance Million kwacha Sep 2016 -52,012.5 -64,727.2 -31,524.8
Total imports Million kwacha Sep 2016 116,845 151,121 101,471
Total exports Million kwacha Sep 2016 64,833 86,394 69,946
Domestic exports Million kwacha Sep 2016 63,354 82,206 68,845
Re-exports Million kwacha Sep 2016 1,479 4,189 1,101

6.2 Value of imports of selected commodities

Diesel and other fuel Million kwacha Sep 2016 26,167 8,267 4,953
Petrol Million kwacha Sep 2016 6,182 6,119 4,268
Fertilizers Million kwacha Sep 2016 5,005 5,311 6,167
Paraffin Million kwacha Sep 2016 26 14 12

6.3 Quantity of imports of selected commodities

Diesel and other fuel Million litres Sep 2016 16 17 14
Petrol Million litres Sep 2016 11 11 12
Fertilizers Million kilograms Sep 2016 13.4 13.4 13.0
Paraffin Million litres Sep 2016 * * *
6.4 Value of exports of selected commodities
Tobacco Million kwacha Sep 2016 50,123.3 55,979.0 44,490.3
Tea Million kwacha Sep 2016 2,558.1 3,832.0 1,494.3
Coffee Million kwacha Sep 2016 233.4 … 122.3
Apparel clothing (Knitted or Crochetted) Million kwacha Sep 2016 3.4 1.3 1.2
Pulses Million kwacha Sep 2016 1.6 5.2 0.1
Cotton Million kwacha Sep 2016 0.6 0.8 3.1
Cotton Fabrics Million kwacha Sep 2016 … … …
Rice Million kwacha Sep 2016 … 21,100 -
Ground nuts, cashew nuts, and macadamia nuts Million kwacha Sep 2016 1.7 1.7 0.5
Natural rubber Million kwacha Sep 2016 277.5 335.2 266.0
Key: p=provisional figures, ...=not available, - = zero, * = less than half the unit used. Periods refer to Months.
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6.5 Quantity of exports of selected commodities

Tobacco '000'' tonnes Sep 2016 19.0 20.2 20.0
Tea '000'' tonnes Sep 2016 2.4 4.0 1.7
Sugar '000'' tonnes Sep 2016 6.1 3.5 7.3
Coffee tonnes Sep 2016 100.7 … 40.0
Apparel clothing(Knitted or Crochetted) '000'' Number Sep 2016 * * 56.0
Pulses '000'' tonnes Sep 2016 1.6 5.2 0.1
Cotton '000'' tonnes Sep 2016 0.6 0.8 3.1
Cotton Fabrics Thousand sq. m Sep 2016 … … -
Rice tonnes Sep 2016 … 21,100.0 …
Ground nuts, cashew nuts, and macadamia nuts '000'' tonnes Sep 2016 1.7 1.7 0.5
Natural rubber '000'' tonnes Sep 2016 * 0.2 *
Uranium 000" tonnes Sep 2016 - - -

6.6 Exports to major trading regions

SADC region Million kwacha Sep 2016 6,417.2 9,311.7 12,265.1
European Union Million kwacha Sep 2016 35,733.4 36,505.5 26,702.2
Far East Million kwacha Sep 2016 936.7 1,108.4 1,712.8
Neighbouring countries Million kwacha Sep 2016 2,603.5 3,614.1 4,822.8
North America Million kwacha Sep 2016 4,972.3 12,822.1 3,415.7
COMESA region Million kwacha Sep 2016 2,864.3 2,757.5 6,823.5
UK Million kwacha Sep 2016 1,129.5 2,470.6 1,023.8
Germany Million kwacha Sep 2016 8,243.5 3,384.5 5,197.8
South Africa Million kwacha Sep 2016 2,700.2 4,464.0 3,001.5
Zimbabwe Million kwacha Sep 2016 1,033.4 861.8 3,059.5

6.7 Imports from major trading regions

SADC region Million kwacha Sep 2016 34,782.7 31,326.1 35,418.9
European Union Million kwacha Sep 2016 12,030.2 14,464.0 11,105.6
Far East Million kwacha Sep 2016 16,146.8 16,485.7 21,408.8
Neighbouring countries Million kwacha Sep 2016 13,596.4 12,241.0 8,890.1
North America Million kwacha Sep 2016 4,493.5 5,354.3 4,022.6
COMESA region Million kwacha Sep 2016 12,625.2 13,399.0 12,608.3
UK Million kwacha Sep 2016 5,861.0 6,543.1 4,871.4
Germany Million kwacha Sep 2016 814.8 3,384.0 1,493.7
South Africa Million kwacha Sep 2016 19,627.1 16,666.3 19,757.0
Zimbabwe Million kwacha Sep 2016 498.6 770.0 1,073.5
Key: p=provisional figures, ...=not available, - = zero, * = less than half the unit used. Periods refer to Months.
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 06/02/17 by the National Statistical Office, P. O Box 333, Zomba. Malawi.Tel: +265(1)524377, Fax +265(1) 525130
email:enquiries@statistics.gov.mw Website:www.nsomalawi.mw