Consumer Prices Indexes (CPI) and Inflation Rates for the Month of October 2005

The Central Bureau of Statistics is pleased to release the Consumer Price Indices (CPI) and inflation rates for the month of October 2005, for your information and use. This data is generated through monthly data collection from retail outlets in 13 urban centers in Kenya. The data is perceived to be representative of the spending behavior 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) increased by 0.3 per cent from 179.4 points in September 2005 to 179.8 points in October 2005. Month-on-month overall inflation rate declined from 4.3 per cent in September 2005 to 3.7 per cent in October 2005. On the other hand, month-on-month underlying inflation rate which excludes food items from the CPI basket also decreased from 6.6 per cent to 5.7 per cent.