Northern Zone Exports Decline by 32.1% to 239.5bn/- in March 2026
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TLDR
- Tanzania’s trade with neighbouring countries strengthened in the quarter ending March 2026, with the cross-border trade surplus expanding by 12.5 percent to 2.03trn/- from 1.81trn/- recorded in the corresponding quarter.
- However, its surplus remained 1.4 percent below the 82.6bn/- recorded in March 2025.The report attributed the narrowing of the Southern Highlands' trade surplus primarily to increased imports of capital and consumer.
- Exports fell 32.1 percent to 239.5bn/- from 352.5bn/-, mainly due to slower exports of black tea, petroleum jelly and coal.Imports in the zone declined marginally by 2.8 percent to 199.1bn/-, but the sharper fall in.
- Exports from the zone increased 22.9 percent to 2.12trn/- from 1.73trn/- a year earlier.Imports into the Lake zone rose 26.7 percent to 214.4bn/-, but the increase in exports was significantly stronger, lifting the.
- Exports plunged 69.8 percent to 5.9bn/-, from 19.6bn/-, reflecting lower exports of cement, juice and other manufactured goods.At the same time, imports increased from 0.5bn/- to 2.9bn/-, resulting in the zone’s trade.