Leading Economic Indicators - July 2026

Abstract

The Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) for July 2026 is a monthly publication of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics that highlights trends in consumer price indices and inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, international trade, agriculture, energy, manufacturing, building and construction, tourism and transport. The annual inflation rate, as measured by the CPI, stood at 6.5 per cent in July 2026, as presented in Table 1(b). In July 2026, the Kenya Shilling appreciated against the US Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, South African Rand and Tanzania Shilling, but depreciated against the Sterling Pound and Uganda Shilling, as presented in Table 2. Treasury bill yields increased across all maturities in July.