Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

During the month (January 2022 to December 2021), prices for food products increased by 1%, paid services – by 0.6%, non-food products – by 0.3%.

percent, increase

	January 2022 to
	December 2021	January 2021	December 2020
Goods and services	0.7	8.5	9.2
Foodstuffs	1.0	9.9	11.1
Non-grocery goods	0.3	8.5	8.8
Paid services for the population	0.6	6.8	7.2

An increase in prices was noted for fresh vegetables by 8.6%, potatoes – by 4.2%, fresh fruits – by 2%, cereals – by 1.2%, dried fruits and nuts – by 1%, flour – by 0.9%, chicken – by 0.8%, pasta, bakery and flour products, pasteurized milk – by 0.7%, granulated sugar, bread, dairy products, rice – by 0.6%. Tobacco products rose in price by 1.6%. A decrease in prices was recorded for eggs by 0.6%.

The increase in prices for cars was 3.5%, household appliances – 1.6%, detergents and cleaning products, pharmaceutical products – 0.8%, personal goods – 0.7%. Liquefied gas in cylinders fell by 22.7%, diesel fuel – by 1.3%.

The price level for notary services, car insurance increased by 5%, healthcare services – by 0.7%, bath visits – by 0.6%, cable TV services – by 0.4%. Rent payments increased by 3.7%.

In the sphere of housing and communal services, tariffs for cold water decreased by 0.4%.

The consumer price index, which characterizes the inflation rate, shows the change in prices for goods and services purchased by the population for personal consumption. The set of goods and services includes 508 positions. Price registration is carried out according to a selective network of trade and services enterprises of various ownership forms in all regional centers, the capital and a certain circle of cities and regional centers. The system of weights used for aggregation in terms of their expenses is calculated based on materials from household surveys for the previous year.

Since January 2021 during the construction of the CPI, the share of food products is 40.7%, non-food – 30.2%, paid services – 29.1%.

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