Transcript Highlights of PHDR 09

Growth, Income Poverty,
and Economic Wellbeing of
Households
Donald Mmari
REPOA
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Outline
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Progress towards targets
Implications for Policy
Implications for monitoring
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Progress towards targets
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High Growth rate over the last decade
• 7.4% (2008) compared to 4.1% (1998)
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Modest structural change (NA 2007)Slide
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• Dynamism in service sector (48% of GDP)
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Fastest growth in communication
• Manufacturing growth of 8% since 2003 (9.4%
of GDP 2008)
• Agricultural growth 4.4% since 2000, against
MKUKUTA target of 10% by 2010 (24% of
GDP)
Inflation rose sharply (10.3% in 2008)
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Progress towards targets (ctd)
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Limited depth and diversification for
domestic banks
• Inadequate lending for local investments
• High interest rate spread (12.5% in 2008)
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No significant declines in income
poverty reduction over the decade
• Despite impressive macro economic
outlook between 2001 and 2007
• Headcount dropped from 35.7% to 33.6%
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Progress towards targets (ctd)
• Consumption per capita increased by only
5% (average annual increase of 0.8%)
• Very low nominal hh consumption Slide 10
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98% less than Shs 58,000 pm
80% less than Shs 38,000 pm, or 1,380/day
• Majority still smallholder farmers
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Higher headcount -38% (24% other urban,
16% Dar)
• Generally insignificant change in inequality
• Domestic absorption = C + G+ I Slide 11
ΔC = -4%, ΔI = +8%, ΔG = 6%. Could these 5
underpin long-term growth and large ΔC?
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Implications for policy
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Income poverty targets for MKUKUTA and
MDG out of reach (needs annual real
consumption per capita growth of 3.2%)
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• Redistribution of income may not be effective
without high and sustained growth rate
• Exploit comparative advantages and raise
domestic employment and productivity
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Rural hhs diversifying, but difficult for
poorest hhs
• Interventions to raise agricultural productivity
• Incentives for smallholders to innovate
• Appropriate forms of organizational and
institutional arrangements
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Implications for policy (ctd)
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Investment in human capabilities and
physical capital for sustained growth
Increased investment in roads, railways
and port facilities to realize TZ
comparative advantage as trade and
transport hubs and unlock manufacturing
potentials
Deepen the local financial sectoraddressing institutional and legal
deterrents for credit risks, esp. for
agriculture and SMEs
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Implications for Monitoring
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Monitoring system need to be kept
manageable-practical but sufficient
for strategic planning and national
reporting
Revision of indicators for growth and
income poverty for more reliable
evidence
Other proposed indicators
• Imports and reserves
• Government expenditure
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100%
Contribution to GDP (%)
80%
45.2
45.5
46.1
47.3
47.8
5.2
5.2
6.1
6.5
8.4
6.7
8.4
8.7
60%
40%
20%
1.4
1.8
1.8
1.7
2.3
9.2
2.7
1.7
9.4
2.6
1.6
1.5
29.6
29
26.9
24.6
24
1998
2001
2004
2007
2008
0%
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Agriculture, Hunting, and Forestry
Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Construction
Services
9
1
.8
.6
.4
.2
0
0
10000
20000
Consumption per adult equivalent
2001
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30000
2007
10
2000
2007
Economic Activity
Expenditure
GDP Share (%)
Expenditure
77
6,615,765
GDP Share (%)
73
10,021,704
Household consumption
12
1,014,494
18
2,495,962
Government consumption
16
1,421,461
24
3,358,305
Investment
-5
-466,381
-15
-2,074,049
Net exports
100
8,585,339
100
13,801,921
GDP at market prices
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Percentage of population below
the basic needs poverty line
45
40
40.8
38.7
37.6
35
30
28.7
25.8
24.1
25
24
20
15
12.9
10
5
0
1991-92
2000-01
2007
MKUKUTA Target 2010
Years
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Rural
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