A taxi driver leans against his car in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Nov. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chrispinus Omar)
Kenya's economy grew by 9.9 percent in the three months to September 30, compared to 10.1 percent in the second quarter of 2021, the government statistics agency said.
NAIROBI, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's economy grew by 9.9 percent in the three months to September 30, compared to 10.1 percent in the second quarter of 2021, the government statistics agency said.
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said on Friday that the economic recovery from the effects of COVID-19 pandemic continued in the third quarter as a result of the gradual easing of containment measures instituted to curb the spread of the disease.
"There was a slowdown in the performance of agriculture, forestry and fishing activities in the third quarter of 2021," the KNBS said in its latest statistical release.
Workers sort coffee beans at a coffee estate in Ruiru, a suburb on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, on June 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Long Lei)
According to the data agency, the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors are estimated to have contracted by 1.8 percent in the third quarter of 2021.
"The dismal performance of the sector was evident in the significant decline in fruit exports, cane deliveries, tea production and coffee exports," the KNBS added.
The statistics agency noted that unfavorable weather conditions experienced in most parts of the country impacted negatively on the production of food crops during the quarter under review.
The KNBS observed that some of the sectors that supported overall growth in the third quarter of last year included manufacturing, education, transportation and storage, accommodation and food serving activities, financial and insurance activities.
The KNBS said that during the third quarter of 2021, macroeconomic indicators showed mixed performance but largely pointed to increased economic activity.
