KSH: consumer prices rose by 3.1 percent in February

Annual inflation was 2.7 percent in the previous three months, up 3.0 percent from October last year and 3.4 percent in September. Core inflation in February was 4.1 percent, 0.1 percentage point lower than in January.
In February, food prices rose more than average by 3.4 percent, tobacco prices by 16.5 percent, and fuel prices rose by 4.6 percent year-on-year. (MTI)