The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has released the Consumer Price Index report showing essential items whose prices recorded an increase and decrease in February 2025.
According to the report, the overall year-on-year (annual) inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.5 per cent, in February, an increase from an inflation rate of 3.3 per cent recorded in January 2025.
CPI is a key macroeconomic indicator used to monitor price movements and how they affect policy decisions. It is defined as a measure of the weighted aggregate change in retail prices paid by consumers for a given basket of goods and services.
In addition, KNBS reported that the month-to-month inflation rate was 0.3 per cent in February 2025.
KNBS lists food items whose prices increased and decreased
As a result, the prices of food items, including onions, mutton and beef, increased in February by 1.0, 0.2 and 0.2 percent, respectively (per Kilogram) compared to the prices in January.
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At the same time, the price of one kilogram of tomatoes increased by 1.3 percent while that of sukuma wiki (kales) increased by 0.5 percent.
Additionally, the price of one kilogram of sugar, cooking oil, and fresh unpacked cow milk (1 liter) increased by 3.2 percent, 1.6 percent and 0.5% respectively.
The report, on the other hand, indicated that the price of 2 kilograms of wheat flour packet reduced by 2.4 percent in February, while the price of 2 kilograms of sifted maize flour reduced by 0.5 percent.
Also, the price of 2 kilograms of fortified maize flour packet reduced by 0.8 percent while the price of 1 kilogram of beans reduced by 0.5 percent.
The price of 1 kilogram of cabbages and potatoes also reduced by 1.8 percent.
Non-Food Items
KNBS has reported that non-food items whose prices decreased include Local Flights (One-way ticket) at 4.8%, 1 Kilogram of Miraa (Khat) at 4.5%, Electricity (200 Kilowatts) at 1.8% and Electricity (100 Kilowatts).
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Collection of retail prices for the compilation of the CPI is usually conducted during the second and third weeks of every month.
According to the report, the annual inflation was mainly due to an increase in prices of commodities under the following Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) divisions.
Year-on-year inflation is used mainly for economic decision making as current situation is compared to previous year situation, same period.
Inflation rate is defined as a percentage change of the CPI between two periods (consumer price inflation).
For example, if the base year CPI is 100 and the current CPI is 110, this implies an inflation rate of 10% over the period.
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