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Time Series Analysis and Forecasting of Household Products’ Prices (A Case Study of Nyeri County)

Received: 17 March 2022     Accepted: 31 January 2023     Published: 22 May 2023
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Abstract

Inflation has a significant impact on both consumable and non-consumable products and plays a critical role in determining the cost of living. The study aimed to investigate the trend of household consumable and non-consumable prices over the past three years and identify the best ARIMA model for future price predictions. The results showed that consumable goods played a greater role in determining the national inflation compared to non-consumable goods. A relationship was found between the changes in local-level prices and national monthly inflation rates, with consumable goods being fitted to an ARIMA (1,2,2) model and national inflation rates to ARIMA (3,1,0). Non-consumable goods were found to be a white noise. The models were found to be adequate in forecasting changes in prices, with their validity confirmed by the Box-Ljung test and autocorrelation coefficients of model residuals. This study demonstrated the importance of analyzing changes in products’ prices at a local level and how it affects the national inflation rate. In future, similar studies can be carried out in different counties and with a more comprehensive model to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prices of household consumable and non-consumable goods at the local level.

Published in Mathematical Modelling and Applications (Volume 8, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.mma.20230801.11
Page(s) 1-12
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Keywords

ARIMA Model, Consumable Goods, Non-Consumable Goods, Inflation

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  • Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, Kirinyaga University, Kerugoya, Kenya

  • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya

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