KENYA NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS
CONSUMER PRICE INDICES AND INFLATION RATES FOR DECEMBER 2015
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics hereby releases Consumer Price Indices (CPI)
and inflation rates for December, 2015. These numbers have been generated
using data collected during the second and third weeks of the month under
review. The prices were obtained from selected retail outlets in 25 data
collection zones located in Nairobi and 13 other urban centers.
As shown in Tables 1 and 2, the CPI increased by 1.07 per cent from 162. 97
in November 2015 to 164.72 in December 2015. The overall inflation rate stood
at 8.01 per cent in December 2015.
Table 1: One Month and Twelve Months’ Changes in the Price Indices
Broad Commodity Group CPI % Change on % Change on same month
Weight last month of
(Dec 2015/ previous year
Nov 2015) (Dec2015/ Dec 2014)
Food & Non-Alcoholic
Beverages 36.04 1.23 13.26
Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco &
Narcotics 2.06 11.46 15.00
Clothing & Footwear 7.43 1.05 5.04
Housing, Water, Electricity,
Gas and other Fuels 18.30 0.55 4.81
Furnishings, Household
Equipment and Routine
Household Maintenance 6.16 0.38 4.86
Health 3.13 0.08 4.67
Transport 8.66 1.48 -0.69
Communication 3.82 0.25 1.34
Recreation & Culture 2.25 0.11 2.35
Education 3.14 0.00 4.06
Restaurant & Hotels 4.48 0.95 5.29
Miscellaneous Goods &
Services 4.52 0.91 4.97
Total 100.00 1.07 8.01
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Table 2: Overall CPI and Inflation Rates
February 2009=100
Month Overall CPI Overall Rate of Inflation
Dec-2014 152.51 6.02
Jan-2015 153.43 5.53
Feb-2015 154.14 5.61
Mar-2015 155.86 6.31
Apr-2015 158.70 7.08
May-2015 159.98 6.87
Jun-2015 160.46 7.03
Jul-2015 160.57 6.62
Aug-2015 160.90 5.84
Sep-2015 161.33 5.97
Oct-2015 162.13 6.72
Nov-2015 162.97 7.32
Dec-2015 164.72 8.01
Table 3: National Average Retail Prices of Selected Commodities
Average Average Average % % change
Price Price Price Change on same
Commodity Units of December November December on last month last
Name Measure 2014 2015 2015 month year
Avocado 1 Kg 41.31 50.07 52.93 5.71 28.11
Beef - With
Bones 1 Kg 386.66 395.65 397.09 0.36 2.70
Tomatoes 1 Kg 83.89 107.56 125.60 16.77 49.72
Sukuma
Wiki (Kales) 1 Kg 31.23 37.47 37.07 -1.06 18.71
Cigarettes 1 Packet 96.42 98.82 121.18 22.63 25.68
Beer 500 Ml 136.15 136.08 155.66 14.38 14.33
One
House rent room 3,627.20 3,868.95 3,934.28 1.69 8.47
Gas - (LPG) 13 Kg 3,018.45 2,386.66 2,369.46 -0.72 -21.50
Electricity 50 KWh 521.54 545.90 542.42 -0.64 4.00
Kerosene 1 litre 72.30 55.77 54.23 -2.76 -24.99
Country Bus About
Fares 350 Km 972.58 945.10 964.09 2.01 -0.87
About
Matatu Fares 250 Km 405.29 385.79 398.90 3.40 -1.58
Petrol 1 litre 102.86 91.34 90.94 -0.44 -11.59
Diesel 1 litre 91.79 80.61 79.47 -1.42 -13.43
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Between November and December 2015, Food and Non-Alcoholic Drinks’
Index increased by 1.23 per cent. As indicated in Table 3 above, this aggregate
increase in the food index generally resulted from increases in prices of several
food items which outweighed the decreases. Similarly, as a result of increase in
excise duty prices of beer and cigarettes increased significantly. Consequently,
the Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco & Narcotics index recorded an increase of
11.46 per cent compared to the previous month.
Over the same review period, Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels’
Index, increased by 0.55 per cent. This was mainly due to cost increases in House
rents, charcoal and water services in December compared to November 2015.
However, during the same period there were notable falls in the cost of
electricity, kerosene and cooking gas.
Although the cost of petrol and diesel declined, the Transport Index increased by
1.48 per cent in December 2015 compared to the previous month mainly due to
increased bus and matatu fares.
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