KSH: consumer prices increased by 2.7 percent in December and by 3.3 percent on average in 2020

Filtered by seasonally fluctuating prices and energy prices, core inflation rose again from 3.9 percent in November to 4.0 percent by the end of the year, the upper limit of the central bank’s inflation target range. Analysts expected inflation of 2.7-2.8 percent in December. (MTI)