 | Exporting Africa: Technology, Trade and Industrialization in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNU, 1995, 434 pages) |
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Appendix
Tables 8.6-8.8 give information on the textile industries' consumption structure, capacity and output and exports.
The authors would like to thank all those who assisted in one way or the other towards the production of this paper.
Table 8.6 Comparative structure of textile consumption in Tanzania 1985 and 1988
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Type of production |
1985 |
1988 |
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Local manufactures: |
61 |
43 |
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% of total |
49 |
10 |
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Imported textiles: |
63 |
383 |
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% of total |
51 |
90 |
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of which second hand |
36 |
287 |
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% of total |
29 |
67 |
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Others: |
27 |
96 |
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% of total |
22 |
23 |
Source: Mbelle (1992), Table 3, p 189
Note: Consumption in million square metres of cloth.
Table 8.7 Capacity and output of the textile industry in Tanzania for selected years
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Installed capacity |
Output |
Capacity utilization | |||||||
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Industry |
Public |
Public% |
Industry |
Public |
Public% |
Industry |
Public |
Private | |
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1980 |
200.0 |
145.6 |
72.8 |
93.0 |
83.8 |
90.1 |
46.5 |
57.6 |
16.9 |
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1985 |
200.0 |
145.6 |
72.8 |
66.0 |
39.4 |
59.7 |
26.2 |
27.1 |
25.0 |
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1990 |
252.0 |
199.0 |
79.0 |
65.2 |
32.5 |
51.5 |
25.0 |
16.3 |
58.1 |
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1991 |
252 0 |
199.0 |
79.0 |
66.5 |
38.5 |
57.9 |
26.4 |
29.1 |
52.5 |
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1992 |
223.5 |
157.0 |
70.4 |
62.5 |
31.7 |
50.7 |
28.0 |
20.1 |
46.3 |
Source: Mbelle (1988, 1992) - 1980 and 1985 figures; URT Economic Survey (1991, 1992): URT Ministry of Industries and Trade 1993/94 budget speech
Note: * Capacity and output in million square metres of woven cloth.
Table 8.8 Exports of textile products in Tanzania (US$million) 1985-92
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1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992* | |
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Total |
86.24 |
85.93 |
146.05 |
148.48 |
166.86 |
201.77 |
163.50 |
177.35 |
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Manufactured |
32.94 |
43.39 |
69.15 |
80.97 |
91.39 |
103.36 |
70.25 |
64.19 |
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Textiles: |
9.56 |
9.60 |
9.12 |
12.89 |
13.35 |
14.17 |
13.16 |
12.81 |
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As % of total |
11.1 |
11.2 |
6.2 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
70 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
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As % of manufactured |
29.0 |
22.1 |
13.2 |
15.9 |
14.6 |
13.7 |
18.7 |
20.0 |
Source: Bank of Tanzania
Note: *
Provisional.
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