The Central Statistical Office (CSO) yesterday said that agricultural products accounted for 23.1 percent of Zambia’s non-traditional exports (NTEs) this year.
CSO Acting Director of Census and Statistics, Goodson Sinyenga said agricultural products accounted for a share of 23.1 percent of Zambia’s NTEs in November 2018 compared to 21.0 percent recorded in October 2018.
Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Mr. Sinyenga said the export earnings from agricultural products recorded a marginal increase of 0.5 percent of K549.8 million in November 2018.
He said non-agricultural products accounted for a share of 76.9 percent of Zambia’s NTEs in November 2018 compared to 79.0 percent which was recorded in October 2018.
Mr. Sinyenga said the export earnings from non-agricultural products recorded a decrease of 11.1 percent from K2, 057.8 million in October 2018 to K1, 828.9 million in November 2018.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sinyenga has said the major source of imports in November 2018 was South Africa which accounted for 33.3 percent.
He said the major import product are minerals or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous, accounting for 18.2 percent of the import bill from that country.
Mr. Sinyenga cited China as the second major source accounting for 12.1 percent with the major import products such as towers and lattice masts of iron or steel, and road tractors for semi-trailers.
He said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the third main source of Zambia’s imports accounting for 11.6 percent with copper concentrate as the major import product.
Other sources of Zambia imports are United Arab Emirates and India which collectively accounted for 13.2 percent of Zambia’s imports.
0.5 percent!! Please stop this…it beyond laughable…small countries like Rwanda are giving Kenya competition in exporting green beans to Europe these jokers are taking about 0.5 with all that land…please sit that fooool down!!
Amazing on the other hand Central Statistics Offices, Agriculture was one sector which registered negative growth to GDP….. and by the way CSO says economy grow 5% in 4th quarter 🙂
A case of the pot lying to the kettle…
What a bunch of wankers.
These guys smoke real weed, ok yes exports have increased but a poor farmer is not benefiting.
Tis particularly depressing to note that Zambia’s agriculture sector shrunk by a huge 15% as reported by the statistics office.Also non agri-products exports decreased by another huge 11.1%…surely Lungu you’re leading Zed into a hole.
That is what the pf kaponyas don’t see…as long as lungu creates more districts they are happy to be drunkenly seeing him off at the airport….
Earnings from agricultural products recorded a marginal increase of 0.5 percent of K549.8 million in November 2018.
Ever heard of exceptional reporting PF cader?
What is he trying to say? Any one?