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Manufacturing Contributes 16.5% of GDP, Offers 2 Million Jobs - UMA
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Christopher Kiiza
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The Uganda Manufacturers Association reports that the manufacturing sector contributes 16.5% to the national GDP and provides two million jobs. Government officials and industry leaders are collaborating to shift the economy away from raw material exports toward value-added production.
Uganda's manufacturing sector contributes over 16.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), offers approximately two million direct jobs, accounts for 25% of the country's manufactured exports, and generates more than 33% of domestic tax revenues, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has revealed.
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