The volume of new business received by Kenyan private sector companies remained broadly stable in April, as has been the case throughout 2024 on balance. This continued a relative improvement compared with 2023 when new orders fell ten times.
MoreLower fuel prices helped to cool input cost inflation to a 26-month low, supporting the softest increase in output prices for one-and-a-half years.
MoreRises in input costs and output prices were the softest since April, having slowed markedly from record highs in October.
MoreThe rise in input costs translated into another marked uplift in firms' output charges, which was also slightly softer than October's survey record.
MoreThe rate of decline was the second-fastest since August 2022 and close to the marked downturn seen in July.
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