Producer Price Index First Quarter 2018

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics hereby releases the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the first quarter of 2018. Producer Price Index measures the gross changes in the trading price of products on the domestic and non-domestic markets, at all stages of processing.

The price changes are measured from the perspective of the producer. The p
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CAUTION AGAINST FAKE KENYA POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2019 JOB ADVERTISEMENT

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) would like to bring to the attention of the public that it has not placed any job advertisements for the 2019 Census 2019, as is being purported through social media.

We wish to notify the public that all our recruitments are coordinated fro
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CPI and rates of inflation for March 2018

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics hereby releases monthly Consumer Price Indices (CPI) and rates of inflation, for March, 2018. These numbers were generated by conducting a survey of retail prices for a basket of household consumption goods and services, during the second and third weeks of the month under review. The prices were obtained from
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Launch of the 2015/16 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey (KIHBS) Reports

Rationale for Implementation of 2015/16 KIHBS

• Provide updated parameters for sharing of national resources as provided in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010
• Provide a wide range of national and county-specific indicators necessary for assessment of the living standards of the population.
• Monitoring th
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Leading Economic Indicators January 2018

The Leading Economic Indicators highlights trends in Consumer Price Indices (CPI) and inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, international trade, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, building and construction, tour-ism and transport.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased from 183.05 points in December 2017 to 185.47 points in January 201
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