Consumer prices grew by 2.3 percent in January

Consumer prices increased by an average of 2.3 percent in January, comapred to the previous year – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced.

Compared to December last year, consumer prices increased by an average of 0.4 percent. The core inflation increased by 1.6 percent in January, compared with the same period of the previous year. The increase of the core inflation was the same as in the previous month. (MTI)