{"id":43398,"date":"2022-01-06T17:39:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T17:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=43398"},"modified":"2022-01-06T15:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:00:48","slug":"china-dominant-as-kenyas-10-month-import-bill-rises-to-sh1-7tr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/china-dominant-as-kenyas-10-month-import-bill-rises-to-sh1-7tr","title":{"rendered":"China dominant as Kenya’s 10-month import bill rises to Sh1.7tr"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>China has continued to dominate as the leading import source for Kenya amid a widening overall trade deficit, wit the country remaining imports-dependent.<\/p>\n

This, as the value of imports picked in the 10-months to October 2021, signalling increased activities that came with the re-opening of the economy after a lull 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.<\/p>\n

Leading Economic Indicators by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show the total value of imports in the year to October was Sh1.719 trillion, a 28 per cent jump or Sh378 billion, from Sh1.341 trillion recorded in a similar period the previous year.<\/p>\n

Total exports including re-exports were valued at Sh608.4 billion which was an increase from Sh532.9 billion. Domestic exports amounted to Sh548.2 billion, a jump from Sh464.92 billion.<\/p>\n

During the period, the value of volumes of trade increased to Sh2.328 trillion from Sh1.873 trillion in 2020.<\/p>\n

This came with a widening of the country’s trade deficit which increased to Sh1.11 trillion in the 10 months to October from Sh807.01 billion.<\/p>\n

China led the batch of import sources with the value of goods imported from the Asian country increasing to Sh361.7 billion, up from Sh293.1 billion.<\/p>\n

The second top import source is India where the country imported goods worth Sh187.5 billion from.<\/p>\n

Kenya’s imports from China include electrical, electronic equipment, machinery, nuclear reactors, plastic, footwear, ceramics and railway equipment with those from India being iron and steel, and organic chemicals among others.<\/p>\n

The two, together with UAE (goods worth Sh142.1 billion), Saudi Arabia (Sh94.2 billion) and Japan (Sh80.3 billion), make the list of the top five import sources for Kenya.<\/p>\n

Others UK, South Africa, US, Germany, Netherland and France.<\/p>\n

Industrial supplies account for the biggest part of Kenya’s import bill.<\/p>\n

The country’s top export market however remains Uganda where during the period, Kenya exported goods worth Sh59.9 billion to the neighbouring country.<\/p>\n

It is followed by the Netherlands, top buyer of Kenyan flowers, where a total export value of Sh47.2 billion was recorded.<\/p>\n

Pakistan which absorbs about 40 per cent of all tea exports from Kenya imported goods worth Sh41.2 billion.<\/p>\n

Other top export markets were the US ( Sh47.9 billion) and the UK where in the 10 months, Kenya exported goods worth Sh41 billion.<\/p>\n

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