37.4% Surge in Tanzania's Manufacturing Output for Quarter Ending March 2026
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- Tanzania’s manufacturing sector recorded a sharp increase in the value of selected manufactured products during the quarter ending March 2026, with output rising by 37.4 percent to 6.1trn/-, according to the latest.
- The zone recorded manufacturing output worth 2.7trn/-, up 34.8 percent from 2.0trn/- a year earlier.The South Eastern zone ranked second, contributing 17.9 percent of total manufacturing value after output increased by.
- This represented growth of more than 100 percent over the period.Northern zone, however, recorded a 5.7 percent decline to 706bn/- from 748.3bn/-, reducing its share of national manufacturing output to 11.6 percent.The.
- Plastic articles recorded an even sharper decline, with production dropping 36.4 percent and value falling 36.1 percent to 54.5bn/-.The latest figures suggest that Tanzania’s manufacturing sector is gaining momentum.
- The increase from 4.4trn/- recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025 was largely driven by stronger production of vegetable oils and fats, wheat flour, cigarettes, cement and rolled steel.The report attributes the.