Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

For the month (May 2021 to April 2021), prices for food products increased by 0,8%, non-food products – by 0,6%, paid services – by 0,7%.

percent, increase

	May 2021 to				January - May 2021 to January - May 2020
	April 2021	December 2020	May 2020	December 2015	January - May 2021 to January - May 2020
Goods and services	0,7	3,5	7,2	43,4	7,2
Foodstuffs	0,8	4,9	9,3	57,0	10,5
Non-grocery goods	0,6	3,1	6,7	45,0	5,8
Paid services for the population	0,7	2,1	5,1	25,7	4,2

The increase in prices was noted for beets by 27,7%, carrots – by 16,1%, potatoes – by 11,1%, sunflower oil – by 3,3%, lamb – by 3,2%, cabbage – by 3%, sugar, fresh fruits – by 1,7%, cereals, pasta, poultry meat – by 1,3%, tea – by 1,2%, meat products – by 1,1%, flour, butter – by 1%, milk – by 0,8%. Mineral and drinking water rose by 2%, soft drinks – by 1,7%, alcoholic beverages – by 0,9%. A decrease in prices was recorded for cucumbers by 23,4%, tomatoes – by 17,2%, eggs, oranges – by 2,8%.

The increase in prices for cars was 2%, glass and ceramic products – 1%, tableware – 0,9%, detergents and cleaning products – 0,8%, clothing and shoes – 0,7%, construction materials – 0,6%, personal goods – 0,4%. Gasoline rose by 1,8%, liquefied gas in cylinders – by 1,2%, diesel fuel – by 0,9%.

The price level for the services of baths increased by 2%, sanatoriums – by 1,9%, cable TV – by 1%, hairdressers and beauty salons, hotels – by 0,9%, public catering – by 0,6%. Travel by air passenger transport increased by 8,7%, and by city bus – by 1,4%.

In the sphere of housing and communal services, tariffs for garbage collection increased by 5,7%, electricity – by 1,7%, and hot water – decreased by 1%.

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 39,1%, non-food – 29,6%, paid services – 31,3%.

www.stat.gov.kz / The official statistic / By industry / Price Statistics

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