Producer Price Index Second Quarter 2018

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics hereby releases the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the second 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. Th
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Quarterly Gross Domestic Product Report First Quarter, 2018

Provisional estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) indicate that the economy expanded by 5.7 per cent during the first quarter of 2018 compared to 4.8 per cent in a similar quarter of 2017. The significant acceleration in growth was mainly attributable to improved weather conditions and a boost in business and consumer confidence after the co
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Quarterly Balance of Payments First Quarter, 2018

In the first quarter of 2018, the current account deficit improved to KSh 107.9 billion from KSh 129.7 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2017, Merchandise exports grew by 7.1 per cent to KSh 162.9 billion in the first quarter of 2018, while merchandise imports valued on free on board (fob) basis grew by 6.5 per cent to KSh 432.1 billion, i
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Consumer Price Indices and Inflation Rates for June 2018

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics hereby releases monthly Consumer Price Indices (CPI) and rates of inflation, for June, 2018. These numbers were generated from a survey of retail prices that targeted a basket of household consumption goods and services. The survey was conducted during the second and third weeks of the month, with prices being
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Foreign Investment Survey, 2018 survey

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest) is conducting Foreign Investment Survey (FIS) 2018 from June to August, 2018. This is the fifth survey after FIS 2010, FIS 2013, FIS 2015 and FIS 2016.

The purpose of FIS 2018 is to collect in
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