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Country Report Kenya February 2011
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate KSh:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 68.08 | 70.50 | 64.92 | 62.26 | 61.90 | 63.78 | 66.70 | 67.68 | 71.41 | 76.66 | 78.18 | 78.04 |
| 2009 | 78.95 | 79.53 | 80.26 | 79.63 | 77.86 | 77.85 | 76.75 | 76.37 | 75.60 | 75.20 | 74.70 | 75.43 |
| 2010 | 75.79 | 76.73 | 76.95 | 77.17 | 77.17 | 80.92 | 81.43 | 80.44 | 80.91 | 80.71 | 80.46 | n/a |
| Exchange rate KSh:US$ (end-period) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 70.56 | 68.98 | 62.85 | 62.14 | 62.03 | 64.69 | 67.32 | 68.73 | 73.22 | 79.65 | 77.88 | 77.71 |
| 2009 | 79.54 | 79.69 | 80.43 | 78.66 | 78.35 | 77.16 | 76.61 | 76.23 | 75.70 | 75.00 | 74.60 | 75.82 |
| 2010 | 75.89 | 76.90 | 77.33 | 77.17 | 78.45 | 80.92 | 80.23 | 81.07 | 80.78 | 80.79 | 80.97 | n/a |
| Central government revenue (KSh m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 41,774 | 26,986 | 46,447 | 41,624 | 45,179 | 57,633 | 33,794 | 36,578 | 44,956 | 37,547 | 34,576 | 50,305 |
| 2009 | 40,236 | 41,430 | 38,585 | 49,780 | 42,428 | 61,713 | 40,080 | 34,740 | 55,302 | 40,712 | 37,727 | n/a |
| 2010 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Central government expenditure (KSh m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 61,658 | 30,355 | 44,623 | 35,363 | 54,759 | 86,156 | 29,520 | 45,123 | 35,423 | 65,792 | 34,652 | 52,435 |
| 2009 | 38,591 | 57,847 | 30,743 | 74,998 | 50,579 | 106,206 | 44,788 | 52,857 | 63,368 | 49,716 | 36,017 | n/a |
| 2010 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Central government balance (KSh m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | -19,884 | -3,369 | 1,824 | 6,261 | -9,580 | -28,523 | 4,274 | -8,545 | 9,533 | -28,245 | -76 | -2,130 |
| 2009 | 1,645 | -16,417 | 7,842 | -25,218 | -8,151 | -44,493 | -4,708 | -18,117 | -8,066 | -9,004 | 1,710 | n/a |
| 2010 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 29.0 | 30.8 | 29.3 | 32.0 | 21.4 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 9.1 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 7.4 | -3.0 | -0.6 | 2.3 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 20.3 | 13.9 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 27.7 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 27.6 | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 21.9 | 22.8 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 19.1 | 18.6 | 15.3 |
| 2009 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 10.2 | 12.6 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 15.1 | 16.5 |
| 2010 | 19.5 | 20.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Deposit rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 2009 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| 2010 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | n/a |
| Lending rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
| 2009 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| 2010 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.0 | n/a |
| Stockmarket NSE 20 (1996=100) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 4,713 | 5,072 | 4,843 | 5,336 | 5,176 | 5,186 | 4,868 | 4,649 | 4,180 | 3,387 | 3,341 | 3,521 |
| 2009 | 3,199 | 2,475 | 2,805 | 2,800 | 2,853 | 3,295 | 3,273 | 3,103 | 3,005 | 3,084 | 3,190 | 3,247 |
| 2010 | 3,565 | 3,629 | 4,073 | 4,233 | 4,242 | 4,339 | 4,439 | 4,455 | 4,630 | 4,660 | 4,395 | 4,433 |
| Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 24.6 | 28.2 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 29.8 | 26.8 |
| 2009 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Goods exports fob (KSh m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 23,754 | 32,327 | 27,115 | 29,186 | 25,740 | 25,310 | 30,339 | 29,753 | 28,488 | 32,540 | 29,059 | 29,344 |
| 2009 | 27,360 | 28,676 | 31,470 | 26,348 | 25,778 | 28,166 | 31,533 | 28,046 | 29,077 | 25,160 | 29,879 | 30,271 |
| 2010 | 30,603 | 33,355 | 34,744 | 31,269 | 33,242 | 33,039 | 34,835 | 30,310 | 35,044 | 32,252 | 39,282 | n/a |
| Goods imports cif (KSh m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 64,341 | 58,051 | 53,201 | 54,785 | 56,877 | 49,957 | 70,300 | 72,645 | 74,773 | 74,856 | 68,388 | 68,568 |
| 2009 | 66,177 | 60,563 | 61,297 | 65,799 | 58,700 | 62,911 | 63,738 | 59,768 | 69,361 | 72,359 | 69,148 | 78,275 |
| 2010 | 71,199 | 60,328 | 75,233 | 72,107 | 80,317 | 79,208 | 80,566 | 73,016 | 88,641 | 82,682 | 102,725 | n/a |
| Trade balance fob-cif (KSh m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | -40,587 | -25,724 | -26,085 | -25,599 | -31,138 | -24,647 | -39,961 | -42,891 | -46,285 | -42,316 | -39,329 | -39,224 |
| 2009 | -38,817 | -31,887 | -29,827 | -39,451 | -32,921 | -34,745 | -32,205 | -31,722 | -40,285 | -47,200 | -39,270 | -48,004 |
| 2010 | -40,596 | -26,973 | -40,490 | -40,838 | -47,075 | -46,169 | -45,731 | -42,706 | -53,597 | -50,429 | -63,443 | n/a |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 3,523 | 3,461 | 3,422 | 3,391 | 3,436 | 3,448 | 3,442 | 3,264 | 3,152 | 2,929 | 2,870 | 2,879 |
| 2009 | 2,772 | 2,746 | 2,715 | 2,889 | 2,930 | 3,231 | 3,228 | 3,601 | 3,718 | 3,817 | 3,941 | 3,849 |
| 2010 | 3,811 | 3,722 | 3,744 | 3,849 | 3,752 | 3,791 | 4,191 | 4,261 | 4,392 | 4,383 | 4,326 | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics. | ||||||||||||
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