Kenya's inflation falls in March

Kenya's inflation falls in March

Inflation dropped to 5.7% year-on-year in March from 6.3% in February, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement.

On a month-on-month basis, inflation was at 0.2% compared with 0.1% in February, the office said.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A customer stands in front of the bread section at a supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya May 8, 2017. Picture taken May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

The government has a preferred range for inflation of between 2.5% and 7.5% in the medium term.

The central bank is due to announce its latest lending rate decision on April 3. In February, the bank raised its benchmark rate to 13.0% from 12.5% previously.

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