Kenya National Bureau of Statistics hereby releases monthly Consumer Price Indices (CPI) and rates of inflation, for September, 2018. These numbers were generated from a survey of retail prices that targeted a basket of household consumption goods and services. The exercise was conducted during the second and third weeks of the month, with prices being obtained from selected retail outlets in 25 data collection zones in Nairobi and in 13 other urban centers.
The CPI increased by 1.02 per cent from 192.18 in August 2018 to 194.14 in September 2018. The overall year on year inflation stood at 5.70 per cent in September 2018. Consumer Price Indices and Inflation Rates for September 2018