The Karaganda region is among the regions that have made the greatest contribution to the growth of the country's trade

At a government meeting on October 14, Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Arman Shakkaliyev presented the main trade indicators for the first 9 months of this year. And he named the regions that have made the greatest contribution to the growth of trade.

According to the minister, the index of physical volume of the trade industry for the reporting period amounted to 108.8%. In nominal terms, the volume of trade reached 52.8 trillion tenge, which is 14.5% higher than in the same period last year.

– Growth is observed in all regions of the country. The largest contribution was made by the cities of Almaty, Astana, Shymkent, as well as Atyrau and Karaganda regions. These five regions account for 71.3% of the total trade volume, or 37.6 trillion tenge," the minister noted.

Wholesale trade accounts for 66.4% of the industry structure. Its volume exceeded 35 trillion tenge, an increase of 9.6% compared to the same period last year. The main growth was provided by non-primary consumer goods and industrial and technical goods, which account for about 82%.

Retail trade is also showing steady growth. The index of physical volume of retail trade was 107.1%, and its turnover was 17.5 trillion tenge, which is 2.6 trillion tenge more than a year earlier. Sales of non-food products (+1.7 trillion tenge) and food products (+900 billion tenge) made a significant contribution.

Sales through trading companies increased by 6.7%, and through individual entrepreneurs, including those working in the markets, accounted for more than 8.1% of the total volume. The top three in terms of retail turnover are Almaty (32.8%), Astana (14%) and Karaganda region (7.3%).

In addition, e-commerce remains one of the key drivers of retail turnover. According to the operational data announced by the minister, for 9 months of this year, the volume of online sales amounted to about 2.7 trillion tenge, which is 14% more than in the same period last year.

According  to the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan