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KNBS: Production costs up as Kenya Kwanza taxes kick in

Crown Paint's Sh400 million plant in Kisumu. [Courtesy]

Chemical and chemical products recorded the highest increase in manufacturing prices for the year ending December 2023 with a percentage change of 30.94.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics(KNBS) also lists the manufacture of basic metals and non-metallic mineral products as the other sectors in the manufacturing space that had the most shift in prices.

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