reei on were as fellows: .1_280 1981 Central f1frica 2!2 1.9 Eastern Africa 2.2 1-.5 North Afrl.<.;d. 8.2 ;,.) West 1\.l ri Cfj 4.3 3.6 lub. As African r.~anufacturin{' is clcf;ely related to atriculture, an6 is depen6ent en eYternal LY~rlics of n~are parts and other prO(UCtion inputo, t,H; roor f.erfC"r:la.nce Of 8.{TiCUlture ano tue acu1 e bah:tJJI.;t:-of-paymer ts cifficul ties eYpe rienceo by r: ost c~wt"tries com .ined to 6eprcss output. wcrecv~r, in many cour.trir..s lower deu.l:ln<! in the eC~Jd.!li•Y a.nc lmH'r investment also helr,ec to oepress manuL ... -...t..urinf. Thf: severity of the crinis which t:ffectcc rnanufoct. .. .d ill(' proc:'.Jction in 19fH can he seen in table I\'.1~.2, which r:ho"'~ <-JlC larrn drcrs in in(:ustrial p·owth in the majc..r inoustriel CLL-..vrien of the !'efion. E/ECA /CM. 9/5 Table :;:v.B.2 G rol-rth in n.;....;i.o..L actu ri 11 € in {:u st ry, 1 980-1 981 (Pen:c!lta£e cb"!l.n[e •-:ver previous year) ValPe a cded G rC'SS outru"t ----------------------------------------------1980 1981 1980 1981 Central Afr:.__:.... Burunci 1 I . 7 2.3 Central African Republic -8. 1 5.1 Congo 10.4 -5.0 Zaire -1.~ 0.6 -1.6 Eastern: frica Bots\o:ana -36.0 14).c htl· i opia 6.9 Kenya 5.4 5.2 Mauri tiua 10.5 Swazilar:d 8.9 9.7 8.3 ue;auda 6. 1 -2.7 Unitt:t. .nepublic of :i. :. .•• :...unia -1':'.3 -28.2 Zambia 1.6 -0.8 3.0 -13.1 Zimbabwe 24.3 30. 1 14.9 9-9 North Af'rica A l€eria 4.4 9.6 Efypt 1 Q • r/ 2.2 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 26.2 1'1orocco 4.7 o.~ 4.8 1.1 Suda;1 1 2. 8 2.3 Tunisia 1 0. 1 6.8 ~est Africa i. vory Ccust -1.7 15.£: 5.3 tr.a: i -9.7 -10.0 Ni€erL .... 21.8 11.7 5.2 5.7 S<=nefal -21.2 -6.0 -22. 1 -11.7 ----------------------------------~------------------------------Sou rcc: ECA sec re -~._.riat. 107. In Central Africa, ...... ir·e rerr::,ins ";he r:1ajor industrial 