The KSH data shows food prices rose 4.9% in November. The price of flour jumped 39.3%, milk went up 16.6%, and the price of eating out increased by 7.9%. On the flip side, noodle prices fell by 6.4%, margarine prices dropped by 2.7%, and the price of sugar was 5.8% lower.
Household energy prices fell 3.2%. Gas prices were 6.3% lower, and electricity prices edged down 0.3%. Consumer durable prices inched down 0.2%. Motor fuel prices rose 0.7%. The cost of spirits and tobacco products increased by 4%, and clothing prices rose by 2.8%. Service prices increased by 7%.
Harmonized CPI, adjusted for better comparison with other European Union member states, was 3.9 %. Core inflation, which excludes volatile fuel and food prices, was 4.4%. The CPI calculated with a basket of goods and services used by pensioners was 3.7%.
In a month-on-month comparison, consumer prices edged up 0.5% as food prices increased 0.9% and motor fuel prices rose 2.4%.
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