KSH: consumer prices rose by 4.9 percent in August

Potatoe prices rose by eleven percent in one year

Analysts expected an annual inflation index of 4.7 percent for August after 4.6 percent in July.

Over the past year, the prices of tobacco products and fuels have risen significantly, the KSH announced.

Core inflation rose 0.1 percentage points to 3.6 percent.

Food prices rose 3.7 percent in a year to August, up 0.6 percentage points from July. (MTI)