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Monthly Statistical Bulletin: October 2010


Indicator Unit Period Value this period Value previous period Value in this period in previousyear
6 External Trade




6.1 Trade Balance Million kwacha Aug 2010 -16,900.9 -12,262.7 -1,212.3

Total imports Million kwacha Aug 2010 32840.5 27,493.6 17,492.8

Total exports Million kwacha Aug 2010 15,939.6 15,230.9 16,280.5

Domestic exports Million kwacha Aug 2010 15,910.6 15,230.9 16,257.5

Re-exports Million kwacha Aug 2010 29.0 - 23.0
6.2 Value of imports of selected commodities

Diesel and other fuel Million kwacha Aug 2010 1,744.9 1,528.7 1,412.9

Petrol Million kwacha Aug 2010 888.6 758.2 478.4

Fertilizers Million kwacha Aug 2010 5,473.1 3,113.1 1,440.8

Paraffin Million kwacha Aug 2010 2.8 58.8 72.3
6.3 Quantity of imports of selected commodities

Diesel and other fuel Million litres Aug 2010 21.2 18.5 16.9

Petrol Million litres Aug 2010 11.2 9.5 6.0

Fertilizers '000 tonnes Aug 2010 71.4 37.5 17.8

Paraffin Million litres Aug 2010 0.3 0.7 0.9
6.4 Value of exports of selected commodities

Tobacco Million kwacha Aug 2010 8,170.3 10,256.8 10,691.5

Tea Million kwacha Aug 2010 783.0 807.3 730.9

Sugar Million kwacha Aug 2010 8.9 4.1 20.7

Coffee Million kwacha Aug 2010 65.2 0.0 0.0

Apparel clothing (Knitted or Crochetted) Million kwacha Aug 2010 0.1 0.0 98.7

Pulses Million kwacha Aug 2010 116.0 93.7 254.6

Cotton Million kwacha Aug 2010 110.5 425.9 276.2

Cotton Fabrics Million kwacha Aug 2010 - - -

Rice Million kwacha Aug 2010 11.5 5.2 9.1

Ground nuts, cashew nuts, and macadamia nuts Million kwacha Aug 2010 49.7 70.7 153.4

Natural rubber Million kwacha Aug 2010 148.1 189.7 29.2

Uranium Million kwacha Aug 2010 2,409.1 1,217.6 -
6.5 Quantity of exports of selected commodities

Tobacco '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 13.3 15.4 20.4

Tea '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 3.6 3.6 3.3

Sugar '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 8.9 4.1 20.7

Coffee '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 0.1 - -

Apparel clothing '000'' Number Aug 2010 - - -

Pulses '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 1.5 1.2 3.1

Cotton '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 0.5 1.9 1.8

Cotton Fabrics Thousand sq. m Aug 2010 0.0 0.0 0.0

Rice tonnes Aug 2010 90.2 1.5 0.1

Ground nuts, cashew nuts, and macadamia nuts '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 2.0 2.5 2.2

Natural rubber '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 0.3 0.4 0.1

Uranium '000'' tonnes Aug 2010 130.4 65.4 -
6.6 Exports to major trading regions & countries

SADC region Million kwacha Q3 2009 8,126.6 6,404.9 6,871.8

European Union Million kwacha Q3 2009 25,850.4 6,684.8 23,805.9

Far East Million kwacha Q3 2009 854.4 134.2 4,633.9

Neighbouring countries Million kwacha Q3 2009 2,545.9 2,050.4 2,562.0

North America Million kwacha Q3 2009 2,681.7 61.6 4,603.5

COMESA region Million kwacha Q3 2009 6,383.7 5,433.0 2,678.8

UK Million kwacha Q3 2009 1,831.4 1,149.6 4,832.6

Germany Million kwacha Q3 2009 1,875.8 1,038.7 2,028.0

South Africa Million kwacha Q3 2009 3,137.7 2,815.2 3,257.5

Zimbabwe Million kwacha Q3 2009 1,792.7 1,352.6 421.5
6.7 Imports from major trading regions & countries

SADC region Million kwacha Q3 2009 35,235.4 31,649.2 51,878.1

European Union Million kwacha Q3 2009 15,015.4 7,456.3 8,709.1

COMESA region Million kwacha Q3 2009 3,743.4 4,871.8 7,911.4

Far East Million kwacha Q3 2009 5,699.3 6,645.6 1,927.4

Neighbouring countries Million kwacha Q3 2009 12,950.3 13,090.3 22,269.8

North America Million kwacha Q3 2009 1,336.9 211.3 1,622.8

UK Million kwacha Q3 2009 2,678.0 2,873.6 3,836.3

Germany Million kwacha Q3 2009 1,956.7 786.5 804.2

South Africa Million kwacha Q3 2009 20,711.6 16,765.7 27,186.4

Zimbabwe Million kwacha Q3 2009 1,185.8 1,470.1 1,790.6

 
 

Key: p=provisional, r=revised since last bulletin, ..=not available * = less than half the unit used. Periods refer to Months or Quarters. 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 the Statistical Yearbook.

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