The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics on behalf of the Kenya Film Commission is carrying out a film industry satellite account survey (FISA 2022). The survey’s purpose is to collect data necessary for the development of film industry satellite accounts. Data from the survey will also be used to determine the co
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Kenya National Bureau of Statistics hereby releases Construction Input Price Indices (CIPI) for the first quarter of 2022. The CIPI comprises of the Building Cost Indices, Civil Engineering Cost Indices and the Overall Construction Cost Indices as shown in tables 1, 2 and 3, respectively. The indices are generated from price data collected from
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As the Principal Government agency mandated to collect official statistics, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) maintains sampling frames. It is from these sampling frames that samples are scientifically drawn for participation in surveys. Data collected from these surveys is used for evidence-based policy formulation and monitoring.
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Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 7.5 per cent in 2021 compared to a contraction of 0.3 per cent in 2020. Most economic activities recorded positive growths except in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing activities which contracted by 0.2 per cent in the review period. Read More
The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 6.47 per cent in April 2022. The rise in inflation was mainly due to an increase in prices of commodities under; food and non-alcoholic beverages (12.15 per cent); furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (7.15 per cent); transport
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