{"version":"1","article":{"id":"kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","slug":"kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026?lang=en","title":"Kenya’s annual inflation rises to 6.8% in September","summary":"KNBS measured a 0.4% monthly increase as food and transport inflation remained above the overall annual rate.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-04T18:20:06+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-04T18:20:06+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Kenya National Bureau of Statistics","url":"https://www.knbs.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Kenya-Consumer-Price-Indices-and-Inflation-Rates-September-2026.pdf","publishedAt":"2026-09-30","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"},{"name":"Kenya CPI September 2026 report","url":"https://www.knbs.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Kenya-Consumer-Price-Indices-and-Inflation-Rates-September-2026.pdf","publishedAt":"2026-09-30","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/kenya-consumer-inflation-september-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"kenya-cpi-september-2026","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Kenya TÜFE ve enflasyon göstergeleri","en":"Kenya CPI and inflation indicators","ar":"مؤشرات الأسعار والتضخم في كينيا","fr":"Indicateurs des prix et de l’inflation au Kenya","es":"Indicadores de precios e inflación de Kenia"},"description":{"tr":"KNBS Eylül 2026 raporundaki endeks ve oranlar.","en":"Index and rates in the KNBS September 2026 report.","ar":"المؤشر والنسب في تقرير المكتب لشهر سبتمبر.","fr":"Indice et taux du rapport KNBS de septembre.","es":"Índice y tasas del informe KNBS de septiembre."},"methodology":{"tr":"Endeks Şubat 2019 bazlıdır. Yıllık ve aylık değişim farklı dönemleri kapsar. Fiyat araştırması 50 kentsel bölgede yapılır.","en":"Index base is February 2019. Annual and monthly changes cover different periods. Price survey covers 50 urban zones.","ar":"أساس المؤشر فبراير 2019. التغير السنوي والشهري لفترتين مختلفتين. المسح في 50 منطقة حضرية.","fr":"Base février 2019. Les variations annuelle et mensuelle couvrent des périodes distinctes. Enquête dans 50 zones urbaines.","es":"Base febrero de 2019. Las variaciones anual y mensual cubren periodos distintos. Encuesta en 50 zonas urbanas."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.knbs.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Kenya-Consumer-Price-Indices-and-Inflation-Rates-September-2026.pdf"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-04T14:37:59Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Genel TÜFE endeksi","en":"Overall CPI index","ar":"مؤشر أسعار المستهلك العام","fr":"Indice général des prix","es":"Índice general de precios"},"value":156.47,"unit":"index points","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"headline-cpi-index","unitCode":"index-point","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"unspecified","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Genel TÜFE endeksi","en":"Overall CPI index","ar":"مؤشر أسعار المستهلك العام","fr":"Indice général des prix","es":"Índice general de precios"},"value":155.85,"unit":"index points","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"headline-cpi-index","unitCode":"index-point","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"unspecified","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yıllık TÜFE değişimi","en":"Annual CPI change","ar":"التغير السنوي للمؤشر","fr":"Variation annuelle de l’IPC","es":"Variación anual del IPC"},"value":6.8,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"headline-inflation-year-on-year","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Aylık TÜFE değişimi","en":"Monthly CPI change","ar":"التغير الشهري للمؤشر","fr":"Variation mensuelle de l’IPC","es":"Variación mensual del IPC"},"value":0.4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"headline-inflation-month-on-month","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Gıda yıllık değişimi","en":"Annual food price change","ar":"التغير السنوي للغذاء","fr":"Variation annuelle alimentaire","es":"Variación anual de alimentos"},"value":9.5,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"division-food-inflation","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Ulaştırma yıllık değişimi","en":"Annual transport price change","ar":"التغير السنوي للنقل","fr":"Variation annuelle des transports","es":"Variación anual del transporte"},"value":15.6,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"division-transport-inflation","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Konut ve enerji yıllık değişimi","en":"Annual housing and energy price change","ar":"التغير السنوي للسكن والطاقة","fr":"Variation annuelle logement et énergie","es":"Variación anual de vivienda y energía"},"value":3.2,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"division-housing-energy-inflation","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Temel yıllık enflasyon","en":"Annual core inflation","ar":"التضخم الأساسي السنوي","fr":"Inflation sous-jacente annuelle","es":"Inflación subyacente anual"},"value":4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"core-inflation","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Temel yıllık enflasyon","en":"Annual core inflation","ar":"التضخم الأساسي السنوي","fr":"Inflation sous-jacente annuelle","es":"Inflación subyacente anual"},"value":3.4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"core-inflation","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Temel dışı yıllık enflasyon","en":"Annual non-core inflation","ar":"التضخم غير الأساسي السنوي","fr":"Inflation non sous-jacente annuelle","es":"Inflación no subyacente anual"},"value":14,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-09","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"noncore-inflation","unitCode":"percent","geography":"kenya","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"kenya-cpi-september-2026","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; 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The monthly change was 0.4 percent, and the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) moved from 155.85 in August to 156.47 in September. The annual rate compares September 2026 with September 2025; the monthly rate tracks movement between August and September. These windows answer different questions. A 6.8 percent annual rate does not mean every item or every household’s costs rose at that pace during September.","Annual price changes in three of the 13 expenditure divisions were as follows: food and non-alcoholic beverages at 9.5 percent, transport at 15.6 percent, and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels at 3.2 percent. Together they account for more than 57 percent of CPI weights. Weights represent importance in the average consumption basket; each household’s spending pattern can differ. Food carries a 32.9094 percent weight, transport 9.6468 percent and housing and energy 14.6124 percent. These are inputs to the index calculation, not price changes or direct measures of a particular household’s budget share.","The monthly picture was more mixed. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 0.9 percent from August, while transport fell 0.4 percent. Housing and energy increased 0.1 percent. KNBS reported monthly increases of 4.5 percent for white wheat flour, 5.8 percent for fresh unpacketed cow milk and 6 percent for packeted milk. In contrast, tomatoes fell 4.1 percent, loose maize flour 1.9 percent and sugar 0.4 percent. Within transport, city and inter-town bus fares declined while international air fares rose; the division average combines those opposing movements.","KNBS put annual core inflation at 4.0 percent, above 3.4 percent in August, and non-core inflation at 14.0 percent. The report’s core/non-core distinction separates parts of the basket with different price behaviour, including more volatile items outside the core measure. The release contains an inconsistency in its contribution table, so this article does not quote contribution-point figures from it. Division inflation rates should not be added as though they were contributions: weights and index methodology require a separate calculation. Annual division rates remain useful for comparing price changes across defined groups, with their coverage and weights in view.","The CPI measures weighted changes in retail prices for a fixed basket of goods and services, with February 2019 as the base period. KNBS collects monthly prices from retail outlets across 50 data-collection zones in urban areas, during the second and third weeks of the month. The national CPI does not separately represent the cost of living in every rural area or the shopping basket of each individual household. Selected national average prices in the report are not live shop quotes; they are observations within the survey period and method. Households may experience different changes from the national average. Comparisons should account for both basket coverage and collection timing.","The September release shows annual inflation at 6.8 percent, compared with 6.6 percent in August. One monthly report does not determine future inflation or monetary-policy decisions. Readers should keep the 0.4 percent monthly rate distinct from the 6.8 percent annual rate and should not assume food and transport carry the same weight as the headline. Food inflation matters to households, but the official index follows an average basket. KNBS measures price-level changes; it does not show that incomes, wages or each household budget changed by the same percentage. The figures describe the September reference period and are not a forecast for following months."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"KNBS measured a 0.4% monthly increase as food and transport inflation remained above the overall annual rate.\n\nKenya’s National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reported on September 30 that consumer prices in September 2026 were 6.8 percent higher than a year earlier. The monthly change was 0.4 percent, and the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) moved from 155.85 in August to 156.47 in September. The annual rate compares September 2026 with September 2025; the monthly rate tracks movement between August and September. These windows answer different questions. A 6.8 percent annual rate does not mean every item or every household’s costs rose at that pace during September.\n\nAnnual price changes in three of the 13 expenditure divisions were as follows: food and non-alcoholic beverages at 9.5 percent, transport at 15.6 percent, and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels at 3.2 percent. Together they account for more than 57 percent of CPI weights. Weights represent importance in the average consumption basket; each household’s spending pattern can differ. Food carries a 32.9094 percent weight, transport 9.6468 percent and housing and energy 14.6124 percent. These are inputs to the index calculation, not price changes or direct measures of a particular household’s budget share.\n\nThe monthly picture was more mixed. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 0.9 percent from August, while transport fell 0.4 percent. Housing and energy increased 0.1 percent. KNBS reported monthly increases of 4.5 percent for white wheat flour, 5.8 percent for fresh unpacketed cow milk and 6 percent for packeted milk. In contrast, tomatoes fell 4.1 percent, loose maize flour 1.9 percent and sugar 0.4 percent. Within transport, city and inter-town bus fares declined while international air fares rose; the division average combines those opposing movements.\n\nKNBS put annual core inflation at 4.0 percent, above 3.4 percent in August, and non-core inflation at 14.0 percent. The report’s core/non-core distinction separates parts of the basket with different price behaviour, including more volatile items outside the core measure. The release contains an inconsistency in its contribution table, so this article does not quote contribution-point figures from it. Division inflation rates should not be added as though they were contributions: weights and index methodology require a separate calculation. Annual division rates remain useful for comparing price changes across defined groups, with their coverage and weights in view.\n\nThe CPI measures weighted changes in retail prices for a fixed basket of goods and services, with February 2019 as the base period. KNBS collects monthly prices from retail outlets across 50 data-collection zones in urban areas, during the second and third weeks of the month. The national CPI does not separately represent the cost of living in every rural area or the shopping basket of each individual household. Selected national average prices in the report are not live shop quotes; they are observations within the survey period and method. Households may experience different changes from the national average. Comparisons should account for both basket coverage and collection timing.\n\nThe September release shows annual inflation at 6.8 percent, compared with 6.6 percent in August. One monthly report does not determine future inflation or monetary-policy decisions. Readers should keep the 0.4 percent monthly rate distinct from the 6.8 percent annual rate and should not assume food and transport carry the same weight as the headline. Food inflation matters to households, but the official index follows an average basket. KNBS measures price-level changes; it does not show that incomes, wages or each household budget changed by the same percentage. The figures describe the September reference period and are not a forecast for following months.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}