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Inflation rises to 6.8% in September as milk, flour and transport cost more. What it means for your pocket.
Prices in Kenya rose faster in September. Annual inflation reached 6.8%, up from 6.6% in August, according to figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released on Wednesday, 30 September.
It is the third rise in a row, after 6.4% in June and 6.5% in July, and the highest reading in more than a year. It is still inside the Central Bank of Kenya's target range of 2.5% to 7.5%.
What went up
Compared with a year ago, food and drinks cost 9.5% more, and transport 15.6% more. Housing, water, electricity and fuel cost 3.2% more.
500ml of long-life milk: Sh61.64, up from Sh57.08 in August.
2kg of wheat flour: Sh181.11, up from Sh173.35.
A litre of cooking oil: Sh359.36, up from Sh356.72.
Compared with September last year: potatoes up 33.6%, sukuma wiki up 32.5%, cabbages up 25.8% and tomatoes up 21.1%.
What got cheaper since August
Tomatoes, down 4.1%.
Sugar, down 0.4%.
Sifted maize flour, down 0.6%.
Electricity, down about 2% for homes using 50 or 200 units a month.
A 13kg gas cylinder, down 0.2%.
KNBS Director General Macdonald Obudho put the rise down to food, transport and housing costs.
What it means for you
A basket of shopping costs more than a year ago, mainly because of vegetables, milk, bread flour and fares.
The next thing to watch is EPRA's monthly fuel price review on 14 October. Fuel prices feed into matatu fares and food prices.
Sources:, Capital FM, The Star, Nairametrics.
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Prices in Kenya rose faster in September. Annual inflation reached 6.8%, up from 6.6% in August, according to figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released on Wednesday, 30 September.
It is the third rise in a row, after 6.4% in June and 6.5% in July, and the highest reading in more than a year. It is still inside the Central Bank of Kenya’s target range of 2.5% to 7.5%.
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What went up
Compared with a year ago, food and drinks cost 9.5% more, and transport 15.6% more. Housing, water, electricity and fuel cost 3.2% more.
500ml of long-life milk: Sh61.64, up from Sh57.08 in August.
2kg of wheat flour: Sh181.11, up from Sh173.35.
A litre of cooking oil: Sh359.36, up from Sh356.72.
Compared with September last year: potatoes up 33.6%, sukuma wiki up 32.5%, cabbages up 25.8% and tomatoes up 21.1%.
What got cheaper since August
Tomatoes, down 4.1%.
Sugar, down 0.4%.
Sifted maize flour, down 0.6%.
Electricity, down about 2% for homes using 50 or 200 units a month.
A 13kg gas cylinder, down 0.2%.
KNBS Director General Macdonald Obudho put the rise down to food, transport and housing costs.
What it means for you
A basket of shopping costs more than a year ago, mainly because of vegetables, milk, bread flour and fares.
The next thing to watch is EPRA’s monthly fuel price review on 14 October. Fuel prices feed into matatu fares and food prices.
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