Imported food items within the food & non alcoholic beverages divisions; alcoholic beverage, tobacco and kola has increased the country’s inflation rate to 9.6 per cent for a second month running.


This revelation was made by the  National Bureau of Statistics in her  Consumer Price Index report for the month of December 2015  which was released last Sunday.

“In December, the pace of increases recorded by Consumer Price Index which measures inflation increased for the second consecutive month.

“The headline index increased by 9.6 per cent (year-on-year), 0.2 per cent points higher from rates recorded in November,” the report noted.

In the report made available on her website, it was noted that “Food prices recorded significant pressures in December. The Food sub-index increased to 10.6 per cent (year on-year) during the month, 0.3% points from rates recorded in November.

“All major food groups, which contribute to the food sub-index, increased at a faster pace during the month with the exception of the milk, cheese and eggs group,” it added.

“In December, the Urban index grew at faster pace relative to November, increasing by 9.7 per cent (year-on-year) from 9.4 per cent. The pace of increase recorded in December in the Rural Index was relatively muted, increasing from 9.3 per cent in November to 9.4 per cent in December.

The CPI measures the average change over time in prices of goods and services consumed by people for day-to-day living.