REPORT: 10 Household Items Whose Prices Skyrocketed In February
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has classified cooking oil as one of the goods whose prices have risen in the recent month, from January to February.
KNBS’s monthly survey report, published on Friday, February 28, also named sugar, tomatoes, onions, kale, milk, beef, local flight, miraa, and mutton as items whose prices had risen.
According to the bureau, the costs of sugar, cooking oil, and tomatoes grew by 3.2%, 1.6%, and 1.3%, respectively, while the prices of onions and kale jumped by 1.0% and 0.5%.
Similarly, prices for milk, beef, and local flights increased by 0.3%, 0.2%, and 4.8%, respectively, while miraa and mutton prices jumped by 4.5% and 0.2%.
The year-on-year #Inflation for #Kenya in February 2025 is 3.5%; meaning the price level in February 2025 was 3.5% higher than in February 2024 @Planning_Ke @KenyaTreasury @CBKKenya @KRACorporate @LabourSPKE @PublicWorksKen @CAK_Kenya @KIPPRAKENYA @Cofek_Africa @FKEKenya @jumuiya pic.twitter.com/ubCcTfcf3Z
— KNBStats (@KNBStats) February 28, 2025
According to KNBS, the increase in the prices of the ten commodities caused inflation to rise from 3.3% in January to 3.5% in February.
“Overall year-on-year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 3.5 per cent, in February 2025; an increase from an inflation rate of 3.3 per cent recorded in January 2025,” KNBS noted.
“The annual inflation was mainly due to an increase in prices of commodities under the Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) divisions,” the survey report added.
Additionally, KNBS reported six goods whose prices fell during the same period. Beans, maize flour, cabbage, potatoes, wheat flour, and electricity have all seen price drops.
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The survey involves the collecting of retail prices for the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is typically done in the second and third weeks of each month.
Prices for various commodities are gathered from select retail shops located in 50 data collection zones.
Out of the 50 data collection zones, 14 are in Nairobi County and 36 are in other urban areas.
According to KNBS, Nairobi zones include outlets in low-, middle-, and high-income districts.
REPORT: 10 Household Items Whose Prices Skyrocketed In February
