Consumer Prices Indexes (CPI) and Inflation Rates for the Month of May 2007

Abstract

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is pleased to release the Consumer Price Indices (CPI) and inflation rates for the month of May 2007, for your information and use. This data is generated through monthly data collection from retail outlets in 13 urban centres in Kenya . The data is perceived to be representative of the spending behaviour of Kenyan urban households. The price data is collected in the second and third week of the month of review in the selected retail outlets. This is in order to maintain consistency in price variations. Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.3 per cent from 222.6 points in April 2007 to 221.8 points in May 2007. However, month-on-month overall inflation rate accelerated from 5.7 per cent in April 2007 to 6.3 per cent in May 2007. On the other hand, month-on-month underlying inflation rate which excludes food items from the CPI basket declined from 5.9 per cent in April 2007 to 5.7 per cent in May 2007.