Information
on prices for socially important goods
According to the Bureau of National Statistics, the price index for socially important food products has increased by 105.2% since the beginning of the year as of April 22. (for the same period as of April 16, 2024, the price increase was 0.3%, the dynamics over 5 years for the same period was 5.6%).
Change in prices for socially important food products, %
no. Name Since the beginning of the year For April For the week from April 8 to April 15, 2025 For the week from April 15 to April 22, 2025
1 Cabbage 54.3 21.8 7.1 3.5
2 Potatoes 31.0 7.5 2.1 1.7
3 Carrots 14.7 9.3 3.8 0.4
4 Onion 13.7 11.8 5.9 1.6
5 Beef 11.9 1.4 0.3 0.0
6 Sunflower oil 7.7 0.3 0.2 1.8
7 Sugar 7.2 2.2 0.2 0.5
8 Salt 4.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
9 Bread 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.4
10 Butter 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.3
11 Chicken meat 2.5 0.4 0.0 0.1
12 Cottage cheese 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
13 Kefir 1.5 -0.9 0.2 -0.7
14 Milk 1.3 -0.5 0.1 -0.2
15 Buckwheat groats -0.4 -0.6 -0.1 -0.3
16 Horns -0.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.1
17 Flour -1.7 -1.3 0.0 0.0
18 Egg -3.3 -0.2 -0.3 0.0
19 Rice -5.1 -1.2 -0.3 -0.5
NWT is on average 5.2 1.3 0.4 0.3
During the week, 10 products rose in price, these are cabbage – 7.1%, onions – 5.9%, carrots – 3.8%, potatoes – 2.1%, beef – 0.3%, sunflower oil, kefir, sugar and salt – 0.2%, and milk – 0.1%.
The average republican index for flour, bread, butter, chicken meat and cottage cheese has been stable over the past week.
The decrease in price indices is noted for eggs and rice – 0.3%, horns and buckwheat – 0.1%.
Price growth by region, %
Region Since the beginning of the year For the week from April 15 to April 22, 2025
1 Ulytau region 9.1 0.1
2 Akmola region 7.2 0.2
3 Aktobe region 7.0 0.7
4 Zhetysu region 6.3 0.3
5 Abai region 5,9 0,4
6 Almaty region 5,9 0,4
7 North Kazakhstan region 5.7 0.7
8 Mangystau region 5.6 0.3
9 Pavlodar region 5.6 0.6
10 Karaganda region 5.5 0.3
11 East Kazakhstan region 5.5 0.4
12 Zhambyl region 5.2 0.3
13 Kyzylorda region 5.1 0.4
14 Almaty 4.9 0.3
15 Shymkent 4.8 0.7
16 Kostanay region 4.8 0.3
17 West Kazakhstan region 4.0 -0.2
18 Turkestan region 3.9 0.7
19 Astana 3.7 0.7
20 Atyrau region 3.2 0.1
Kazakhstan as a whole 5.2 0.4
Contractor: Trade Committee