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National Accounts Bibliography for East Africa 1962-64 
The attached bibliography lists publications in the 
national accounts field and some other relevant items. The 
official estimates are regularly published in the annual 
Statistical Abstracts of the countries (latest 1963), and 
in the Quarterly Economic and Statistical Review published 
by the East African Statistical Department. 
The places of publication, except for Journals and 
where otherwise indicated are; 
East Africa, Kenya, and Zanzibar: Nairobi 
Tanganyika: Dar-es-Salaam 
Uganda: Entebbe 
D.A.Lury 
Centre for Economic Research 
Nairobi 
EAST AFRICA 
1962 
1. East African Statistical Department. "The Balance of 
Payments of East African 1958, 1959, and 1960", p. 27 (mimeo). 
E.A. Statistical Department, E.A. Common Services Organisation. 
Revised figures for 1959 and provisional figures for 1960. 
2. H.W. Ord, "Growth of Money Incomes in East Africa". 
E.A. Economics Review, Vol. 9, No. 1. 
Official estimates for the period 1954 and after extrapolated 
back to 1946. 
3. C.P. Haddon-Cave. "Real Growth of the East African 
Territories 1954-60 - A Rejoinder". E.A. Economics Review, 
Vol.9, No. 1. 
4. H.W. Ord. "Social Accounting and Intea?-Territorial 
Transactions in East Africa." E.A. Economics Review, Vol. 9, 
No. 2. 
Discussion of the treatment of the E.A. Common Services 
in the official G.D.P. calculations, and of territorial balance 
of payments. 
5. B.F. Massell. "A Note on Real Product Produced". E.A. 
Economics Review, Vol. 9, No.2. 
KENYA 
1962 
1. H.W. Ord. "Private Ownership of Physical Assets in Kenya". 
South African Journal of Economics, Vol. 30 No. 4. 
Structure and ownership of physical assets, valued at 
"net book value" in 1958. 
2. Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. "Economic Survey 1962", 
p.44 Government Printer. Provisional G.D.P. Figures for 1961. 
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2. Economics and Statistics Division. "Economic Survey 1963", 
p. 49 The Treasury. 
First estimate of G.D.P. for 1962. A short Appendix 
describes the "adjustments made to the present series of gross 
domestic product estimates to take account of the results of 
the 1962 population census." 
3. Economics and Statistics Division. "The Growth of the 
Economy 1954-1962", p. 18 (mimeo). Economics and Statistics 
Division, Ministry of Einance and Economic Planning. 
This is a modified version of a paper prepared for the 
Planning and Development Advisory Council to "serve as a basis 
for a consideration of the rate of economic expansion that might 
be attained over the next six years". 
4. Economics and Statistics Division. "Kenya Census of 
Manufacturing 1961", p. 90 (mimeo). Economics and Statistics 
Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. 
A postal census of all firms with 5 or more employees which 
were classified as manufacturers in the index of employers 
maintained by the Division. 
TANGANYIKA 
1963. 
1. Central Statistical Bureau. "Public Finance in Tanganyika 
1960 and 1961", p.8l (mimeo) Central Statistical Bureau, 
The Treasury. 
Presents economic and functional analyses of the Central 
and Local government accounts and estimates and the appropriation 
account of general government (including E.A.C.S.O. and defence 
but excluding public transport and communication). 
2. Tanganyika Government. "Budget Survey 1963-64", p. 29-
Printed by the Survey Division, Ministry of Lands, Forests 
and Wildlife. 
Gives preliminary estimates of G.D.P. for 1962. 
UGANDA 
1963 
1. Statistics Branch, "Background to the Budget 1963-64", 
p. 47 (mimeo). Statistics Branch, Ministry of Economic Affairs. 
First estimates of G.D.P. for 1962 and forecast for 1963. 
Contains a short account of an enquiry made of large firms 
about their plans for capital expenditure over the next five 
years. 
2. Uganda Governmente "The First Five-Year Development Plan 1961/62 - 1965/66", p. 113. Government Printer, Entebbe. 
"A plan for development in the public sector and an estimate 
of private sector investment during the period." 
ZANZIBAR 
1963. 
1. East African Statistical Department. "The Gross Domestic 
Product of the Protectorate of Zanzibar 1957-61", p. 17 (mimeo), 
E.A. Statistical Department, E.A. Common Services Organization. 
Estimates based mainly on the "product" approach. 
KENYA 
1964. 
1. Economics and Statistics Division. "A Kenya Index of 
Manufacturing Production", p. 13 (mimeo). Economics and 
Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. 
An Index derived from miscellaneous series, taking 1961 
as "base year. The calculations are carried "back to 1954. 
2. Economics and Statistics division. "Economic Survey 1964", 
p. 59 The Treasury. 
Eirst estimate of G.D.P. for 1963. 
3. Government of Kenya. "Development Plan 1964-70", p.137. 
Government Printer. 
The two sections of particular interest for national 
accountants are "Growth of the Economy, 1954-1962" and 
"Economic Implications of the Plan". 
4. B. van Arkadie. "The Structure of the Kenya economy", 
p.. 5 (mimeo.) Proceedings of the E.A. I.S.R. Conference, 
January 1964, Makerere, Kampala. "...a tentative step towards 
a larger study of the growth and structure of the East African 
economy." 
TANGANYIKA 
1964. 
1. Central Statistical Bureau. "Census of Industrial Produc-
tion in Tanganyika, 1961", p. 109 (mimeo.). Central Statistical 
Bureau. 
"The present census ... covers all industrial establishments 
in Tanganyika, irrespective of size." In addition to the normal 
purview of industrial production coverage "was extended to 
include primary processing of agricultural raw materials, such 
as sisal, carried out on agricultural estates." 
2. Tanganyika Government. "Budget Survey 1964-65, p. 20. 
Government Printer. 
Gives estimates of G.D.P. for 1963, and of agriculture for 
1960-63 at constant (1960) prices. 
3. Central Statistical Bureau, 'The National Accounts of 
Tanganyika 1960-62", p.76 (mimeo) Central Statistical Bureau, 
The Treasury. 
Describes a new official calculation. The total G.D.P. 
figures do not differ very much from those given by the previous 
calculation, but the destribution between sectors is considerably 
changed. The basis cf the calculation in the subsistence sector 
has also been changed and is now more comparable with the 
treatment in the Kenya and Uganda calculations. One section 
deals with estimates at constant prices. 
4. United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. "Tanganyika 
Eive-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development 1st July 
1964-30th June 1969. Volume 1; General Analysis", p. 114. 
Government Printer. 
Much of the description of the Plan is made within a 
national accounts framework. 
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UGANDA 
1964. 
1. Statistics division. "Background to the Budget 1964-65", 
pp. 44. Statistics Division for the Ministry of Finance. 
First Estimates of G.D.P. for 1963 and forecast for 1964. 
2. Statistics Division. "The Real Growth of the Economy 
of Uganda 1954-1962", p. 50 (mimeo). Statistics Division, 
Ministry of Planning and Community Development. 
A series for 1954-1962 of G.D.P. at factor cost valued 
at 1960 prices, with a discussion of the methods used. 


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