Inside this Issue Inflationincreases from13.1 percent in March 2009 to14.3 percent in April 2009 March 2009 records Trade Deficit About 1 in every 5 adult women is overweight or obese Layman & Statistics Selected Socio-Economic Indicators

Inside this Issue January Inflation declines by 0.6 percentage points. December 2008 Records Trade Surplus Zambia’s Major Export Destinations by Products in December 2008 1 in every 5 children Under-Five years is severely stunted Layman & Statistics Selected Socio-Economic Indicators

Inside this Issue December Inflation increases to 16.6 percent Economy expected to grow by 5.8 Percent In 2008 Decline in growth recorded in some sectors Hand-hoeing most commonly used tillage method Layman & Statistics Selected Socio-Economic Indicators

Inside this Issue Increases in the cost of Food and Fuel push August Inflation to 13.2 percent July 2008 records Trade Surplus Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases! Lowest usage of Electricity recorded in Western Province Ante-Natal Care by Professionals High Sorghum Production Expected to Decline! Layman...

Inside this Issue Double Digit inflation rebounds in April 2008 March 2008 records Trade Surplus Maize grain prices decline 9 in every 10 households in Zambia perceive themselves to be poor Lack of agricultural input-cited main reason for being poor! Income Inequalities remain high in Zambia Layman &...