KSH: consumer prices rose by 4.9 percent in August
In August, consumer prices were on average 4.9 percent higher than a year before, and on average, they grew by 0.2 percent on a monthly basis, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Wednesday.
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)
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