Traders at a food market. The rate of inflation edged up to 6.68 per
cent in November 2016 from 6.47 per cent in October, latest data from
the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show. PHOTO | FILE
The rate of
inflation edged up to 6.68 per cent in November from 6.47 per cent in
October, latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
show.
The rise in inflation is mainly attributable to
an increase in the cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks. The Food and
Non-Alcoholic Drinks’ Index increased by 1.17 per cent, KNBS noted.
The
statistics bureau said that during the period, housing, water,
electricity, gas and other fuels' index increased by 0.11 per cent.
"The
Transport Index increased by 0.55 per cent in November 2016 compared to
October 2016 mainly due to increases in the pump prices of petrol and
diesel," KNBS noted.
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