Food and non-alcoholic beverages recorded an inflation of roughly 9.1 percent in Kenya as of 2020, compared to 2019. Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses registered the highest change in the price level, increasing by 23.8 percent. The inflation stood by nearly 19 percent for ready-made food, while fruits and nuts recorded an inflation rate of 18.2 percent in the same period.
Inflation rate for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Kenya as of 2020, by item
Characteristic
Inflation rate
Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses
23.82%
Ready-made food and other food products
18.85%
Fruits and nuts
18.23%
Fish and other seafood
10.08%
Cereals and cereal products
4.85%
Milk, other dairy products, and eggs
3.31%
Sugar, confectionery, and desserts
3.15%
Live animals, meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals
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