National Institute of Statistics Rwanda

In November 2011 the All Urban general index is established at 112.8 this stands for an increase of 0.34% over the previous month which was 112.4. In annual change it increased by 7.39% compared to 7.76% in the previous month. This gives a general inflation rate by an annual average of 5.0% during the month of November 2011.

This is the second year of the publication of the book entitled Statistical Yearbook. Timely and reliable statistics are considered essential for evidence-based policy and decision-making and for better support to policy implementation, monitoring progress and evaluation of outcomes and impacts of development initiatives such as the Vision 2020 Programme, the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS), and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

This is the first year of the publication of the book entitled Statistical Yearbook. Timely and reliable statistics are considered essential for evidence-based policy and decision-making and for better support to policy implementation, monitoring progress and evaluation of outcomes and impacts of development initiatives such as the Vision 2020 Programme, the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS), and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

In October 2011 the All Urban general index is established at 112.4 this stands for an increase of 0.58% over the previous month which was 111.8. In annual change it increased by 7.76% compared to 6.64% in the previous month. This gives a general inflation rate by an annual average of 4.4% during October 2011.

Exports to EAC Partner States increased by 65.7 per cent from US$ 9.88 million in the third quarter of 2010 to US$ 16.37 million in 2011 in the same quarter.  The decrease from the second quarter level of 2011 is 17.1 per cent. KENYA was the main destination of RWANDA with the share of 84.8 per cent of the total exports to EAC region, followed by Burundi and Uganda for 9.3 and 5.1 per cent respectively.

This edition shows the now available data for thirteen fields namely: Population, Vital Statistics and Gender; Health and Nutrition; Education; Environment; Agriculture; Energy and Water Production;Transportation and Communication; Travel and Tourism; Income, Expenditure and Wealth; Price Indexes; Banking, Finance, Insurance; Business Enterprise and Foreign Trade; and finally Law Enforcement, Courts and Prisons.

In September 2011 the All Urban general index is established at 111.8 this stands for an increase of 0.39% over the previous month which was 111.3. In annual change it increased by 6.64% compared to 7.52% in the previous month. This gives a general inflation rate by an annual average of 3.7% during the month of September 2011.

The General Census of Population and Housing held in August 2002, which was the third in Rwanda, after those of 1978 and 1991, was organized at a particularly crucial period in the history of the country. It was carried out some eight years after the war and the genocide which took away the lives of a large number of Rwandans and caused the displacement of several others both within and outside the national territory.

This report outlines the progress made in 2008 in implementation of the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) based on the key targets and policy actions in the EDPRS Results and Policy Matrix.

The EDPRS Results and Policy Matrix is structured on 3 major strategic objectives of; Increased economic growth, Managing population growth rate and enhancing population development and Enhanced gains through good governance.

The MDGs represent a major step toward improving the effectiveness of national and international development efforts. They provide a way to measure progress in achieving a set of public goods essential to improving the welfare and cohesion of a society. Regular monitoring and reporting of development outcomes measured by the MDG targets require transparency and accountability among all development actors—on the part of state and its people and on the part of programme countries and development partners.