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KNBS Consumer Price Index: Why Kenya’s inflation is becoming harder to escape

Kenya’s inflation problem is no longer being driven only by volatile food and fuel prices, with underlying price pressures gaining ground as core inflation rose to 3.4 per cent in August, new data…

  • Kenya's core inflation rose to 3.4% in August, up from 3.2% in July
  • Non-core inflation stood at 14.7% in August, down from 15.0% in July
  • Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages contributed 2.6 percentage points to overall inflation

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