The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the south eastern zone grew by 16.3 per cent thanks to good performance in agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The GDP for Ruvuma, Mtwara, Lindi and Coast regions measured at current price, climbed to 10.75tri/-in 2016 from 9.24tri/- in 2015, according to a Bank of Tanzania report"This performance was mainly on account of good performance in agriculture and manufacturing sectors," says the report titled South Eastern Zone Economic Performance Report For the Year Ending June 2017.
According to the report, Ruvuma accounted for 37.6 percent of zone's GDP followed by Mtwara (26.1 percent), Lindi (18.9 percent) and Coast (17.4 percent). "As regards to growth, Lindi Region took the lead by registering growth of 20.3 percent, followed by Mtwara (18.6 percent), and Ruvuma and Coast regions at 14.2 and 13.5 percent, respectively," the report said.
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