Consumer price index for Abay region for August 2024

The consumer price index for the region, which characterizes the level of inflation, for August 2024 compared to the previous month amounted to 100,7%.

Consumer price index for the region for August 2024

as a percentage

	August 2024 to		January- August 2024, to January- August 2023
	July 2024	December 2023	January- August 2024, to January- August 2023
All products and services	100,7	104,9	108,6
Food products	100,6	104,0	106,5
Non-food products	100,4	103,0	106,3
Paid services	101,0	108,1	114,5

Among food products, in August 2024, compared with July 2024, an increased in prices for sunflower oil–by 7,6%, confectionery products–by 3,1%, potatoes–by 2,9%, pork meat–by 2,8%, onions–by 2,3%, rice–by 2%, pearl barley–by 1,7%, pears,millet–by 1,3%, tea–by 1,1%, alcoholic beverages–by 1%, white cabbage, pasta products–by 0,9%, sausages–by 0,8%, dairy products–by 0,6% (hard cheese–by 1,5%, milk pasteurized–by 0,2%), oatmeal–by 0,5%, corn–by 0,3%, fish and seafood–by 0,2%.
Carrots became cheaper–by 3,2%, buckwheat groats–by 1,3%, butter unsalted–by 0,5%, eggs of the 1st category–by 0,3%, sugar, beets–by 0,1%.
Of non-food products increased the price of pharmaceutical products–by 1,3%, clothing and footwear–by 0,5%, detergents and cleaning products–by 0,4%, gasoline–by 0,2%, personal goods–by 0,1%.
Diesel fuel decreased by 0,3%.
For paid services, increased drainage–by 11,8%, cold water–by 9,4%, housing rental–by 4,4%, communication services–by 1%, catering services–by 0,3%.

Methodological explanations

The consumer price index (CPI), which characterizes the level of inflation, shows the change in prices for goods and services purchased by the population for personal consumption. The set of goods and services includes 508 items. Prices are registered using a selective network of trade and service enterprises of various forms of ownership in the regional center and a certain circle of cities and district centers. The system of weights used for aggregation in terms of their expenses is calculated on the basis of household survey materials for the previous year. Since January 2022, when building the CPI, the share of food products is 40,7%, non–food products – 30,2%, paid services–29,1%.

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