THE Office of Chief Government Statistician (OCGS-Zanzibar) has said that there is a decline in food importation from Tanzania mainland.
He said the situation is driven by
consumer price index which is at the highest level in just three weeks
after the general election, surging to 8.7 per cent currently from 5.2
per cent before the elections.
Mr Khamis Ahmada Shauri, head of the
pricing department OCGS, told reporters in Zanzibar that the government
is unhappy with the current high inflation rates, citing it as a
structural problem that needs to be addressed.
“The current inflation outlook is not
good, but we hope that inflation will slow down to remain in the single
digit to help Zanzibar maintain its steady economical growth,” said Mr
Shauri.
He said the current inflation was temporary, and it is expected to fall as importers bring items including food to the Islands.
Many residents and Hotels owners have
been complaining about increasing price of commodities, saying it was an
abrupt change in business
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