According to the Bank of Tanzania’s Monthly Economic Review-July 2025, exports rose 17.7% in the year ending June. This growth was largely driven by gold exports, which increased 21.9%, and a 10% rise in tourist arrivals, boosting travel receipts. Cereal exports—led by maize and rice—more than tripled.
Food inflation (food and non-alcoholic beverages) rose to 7.3% in June 2025, from 5.6% in May 2025. Much of the increase was attributed to rising prices of some staple and alternative foods. The increase was notable in maize flour, millet flour, beef, and fish. To ease price pressures, the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) released a net total of 32,414 tonnes of maize during the month. This action reduced food reserves slightly from 509,990 tonnes in May 2025 to 477,923 tonnes in June 2025. Despite the decrease, the stock level remained well above the 340,479 tonnes recorded during the same period in 2024. While core inflation continued to ease, inflation for unprocessed foods surged to 8.6% in June 2025, from 5.5% in the previous month. Notably, unprocessed food remained the primary driver of headline inflation, highlighting the influence of food prices on overall inflation trends. Inflation for energy, fuel, and utilities decelerated to 2.1% in June 2025, from 6.1% in the previous month. The decline was primarily attributed to the continued softening of wood charcoal prices
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