Firms experienced improved customer sales, helped by relatively soft inflationary pressures.
MoreRising demand encouraged firms to increase their purchasing activity for the first time since April.
MoreOutput, new business and purchasing fell at softer rates, while employment continued to rise and inventories saw a renewed uptick.
MoreTotal business output contracted at the fastest rate in ten months in May, although the overall downturn was only slight.
MoreBusiness activity grew for the fifth straight month and at the quickest pace since November last year. Reports from surveyed firms signalled that a general uplift in the economic environment had strengthened demand and led to an increase in output.
MoreThe headline PMI stood at 50.6 in December, indicating another marginal improvement in the health of the Kenyan private sector.
MoreThe rate of output growth picked up from October and climbed above the series average. Higher output requirements supported a solid uplift in purchasing activity that was the fastest observed since September 2022.
MorePurchasing efforts accelerated, leading to the greatest upturn in inventories since August 2023. Input cost pressures remained mild, prompting a slower increase in average prices charged.
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