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The survey is conducted during the second and third weeks of the month. Photo: File.

Latest Kenya Consumer Price Index and Inflation Report

The annual inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 4.1 per cent in July 2025. This indicates that the general price level was 4.1 per cent higher in July 2025 than it was in July 2024.

The increase in price was mainly driven by rise in prices of commodities in the Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Category (6.8%); Transport (4.1%) and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other fuels (1.3%) over the one year period.

These three major categories together account for over 57 per cent of the total weight across the 13 major expenditure categories.

Additionally, Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics recorded an inflation of 5.1 per cent in July 2025.

What is Consumer Price Index?

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is defined as a measure of the weighted aggregate change over time in retail prices paid by consumers for a given basket of goods and services. The CPI measures the cost of purchasing this fixed basket of goods and services, comparing current prices to those of a base period, which for the current CPI, is February 2019.

Inflation rate is defined as a percentage change of the CPI between two periods.

There are different inflation rates that can be computed such as annual (year-on-year), quarterly (quarter-to-quarter) and monthly (month-on-month) inflation rates.

Data used to derive the inflation rates is collected through a monthly survey of retail prices from a statistically representative sample of outlets in urban areas across 50 data collection zones nationwide.

The survey is conducted during the second and third weeks of every month.

According to KNBS, the overall index increased from 145.58 in June 2025 to 145.74 in July 2025, resulting in a monthly inflation of 0.1 per cent.

Movement of National Average Retail Prices of Selected commodities

Between June and July 2025, consumer prices for selected goods showed mixed trends.

Kerosene/paraffin recorded the highest price increase, rising from KSh 147.92 to KSh 157.76 per litre, while petrol also went up from KSh 178.19 to KSh 187.37 per litre, indicating a notable rise in fuel costs.

In contrast, electricity for 200 kWh decreased from KSh 5,738.52 to KSh 5,656.22.

In the food category, prices for oranges declined from KSh 108.51 to KSh 105.72 per kilogram.

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