inflationary trend 0 5 10 15 20 25 jan u ar y februar mar ch april m ay j n e ly aug s t se ptem ber octo b er no v em dece 2 table of contents page 1 introduction 3 overview political socio economic and development updates 4 growth human 6 7 the real sector public private sectors employment national budget revenue performance 11 expenditure 12 money banking prices 13 monetary policy commercial banks financing activities 14 supply exchange rate lending 16 inflation general price level commerce international trade 17 industry exports 18