KNBS Stories
Trade data shows that more than half of Kenya’s exports to the US consist of clothing, macadamia, coffee, titanium ores and concentrates, and black te...
Production kept pace with demand, rising to 920,442 tonnes, up from 906,979 tonnes in July, ensuring adequate supply to meet the growing market.
Producer inflation, which captures the changes in costs before goods reach the consumer, can influence retail prices.
The rebound follows a period of slow sales in 2024, when reduced government spending and tighter financial conditions dampened demand.
Loans and advances from commercial banks to the sector declined from Sh602.7 billion in 2023 to Sh528.0 billion.
The sector’s real GDP expanded by one per cent compared to 3.2 per cent in the same period last year, even as loans to manufacturers rose by Sh17.2 bi...
At the start of the year, the outlook had been positive, with the trade deficit narrowing by 2.7 per cent to Sh375.5 billion, down from Sh385.9 billio...
The statistics body attributes the growth largely to robust performances in agriculture, forestry and fishing, which recorded a 4.4 per cent growth, t...
On the other hand, notable increases were recorded for vegetables, with cabbage prices registering the highest rise at 6.3 per cent, followed by price...
At the county level, Nairobi City leads in mobile phone ownership at 67.7 per cent, followed by Kirinyaga at 65.0 per cent, Nyandarua at 63.9 per cent...
The move follows resolutions made during the Second Joint Roundtable of Directors of Public Prosecutions (DPPs) and Inspectors General of Police from...
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) said the revival of the road construction sector was having a positive effect on manufacturers who had su...
Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows the increase was mainly driven by rise in prices of commodities in the three key categori...
The survey will gather information on income, health, education, employment, and living conditions to help shape government policy and track improveme...
Senators insisted that as a lead institution in national planning, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics must set a good example in ensuring fair an...
Kippra, in its assessment using the Africa Transformation Index (ATI), gave Kenya a score of 7.7 out of 30, placing it 22nd in the continental ranking...
At the centre of this effort is the Kenya Strategy for Development of Statistics (KSDS) II, a roadmap designed to streamline how data is collected, pr...
The Kenya Vital Statistics Report 2024, published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, reveals a significant shift in marital tren...
The latest figures by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show the country’s current account balance widened by 58 per cent, rising to Sh66...
The numbers reflect the growing trend of Kenyans relocating abroad for work, education, or family, driven by economic hardship and a State-supported l...
According to the latest quarterly GDP report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), the plateau in growth is largely due to a slowdown in...
Uganda has long been one of Kenya’s key trade partners, and the latest figures reaffirm the strength and continued significance of this economic relat...
Provisional figures from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show that the total value of imports between January and April fell to Sh882.1...
Latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that while prices in key sectors such as food, housing, and transport rose, thei...
The 2018 census, jointly conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and UNICEF, revealed that 46,639 individuals were living on the s...
KNBS also incurred an additional Sh5.4 million in rent and rates expenses during the same period, up from Sh3.2 million in the previous financial year...
While the survey does not explicitly state the reasons for the fluctuations, a rise in new ID applicants is often associated with population growth, m...
This drop in earnings from rural power use marks the first such decline since the financial year ending June 2020, when electricity sales dropped by S...
Earnings from re-exports grew by 77.3 per cent to Sh180.2 billion in 2024, primarily due to increased re-exports of kerosene-type jet fuel.
