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The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 8.0 per cent, in May 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the increase in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (10.2%); and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other fuels (9.7%); and Transport (10.1%) between May 2022 and May 2023. Read More
In 2022, the economy sustained the growth momentum that started in 2021, after the recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that had significantly slowed down economic activity. However, the magnitude of growth was somewhat subdued by suppressed agricultural production, owing to adverse weather conditions during the year. The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decelerated from a revised growth of 7.6 per cent in 2021 to 4.8 per cent in 2022. Read More
The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.9 per cent, in April 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the increase in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (10.1%); and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other fuels (9.6%); and Transport (9.8%) between April 2022 and April 2023. Read More
The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.2 per cent, in March 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the rise in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under food and non-alcoholic beverages (13.4%); and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (7.5%); and transport (12.6%) between March 2022 and March 2023. Read More
The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.2 per cent, in February 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the rise in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under food and non-alcoholic beverages (13.3%); housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (7.6%); and transport (12.9%) between February 2022 and February 2023 Read More
The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.0 per cent, in January 2023. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the rise in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under transport (13.1%); food and non-alcoholic beverages (12.8%); and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (7.3%) between January 2022 and January 2023. Read more
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In the third quarter of 2022, net financial inflows increased by 13.4 per cent to a surplus of KSh 190.8 billion from a surplus of KSh 168.3 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2021. Inflows of other investment remained the main source of external financing which included a loan from the International Monetary fund received in July 2022. Read More
This report examines the performance of Kenya’s economy in the third quarter of 2022. The country’s real GDP expanded by 4.7 per cent during the quarter in review compared to a 9.3 per cent growth in the same quarter of 2021. Read More
The overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.1 per cent, in December 2022. As presented in Tables 1 and 2, the rise in inflation was largely due to increase in prices of commodities under food and non-alcoholic beverages (13.8%); transport (13.0%) and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (6.2%) between December 2021 and December 2022. Read More