The short-term economic indicator in January-July 2021 was 103.7%

Economic sector

The short-term economic indicator in January-July 2021 compared with January-July 2020 was 103.7%. Calculation of the short-term economic indicator is implemented to ensure efficiency and is based on the change in output indexes for basic sectors: agriculture, industry, construction, trade, transport and communications, constituting over 60% of GDP.

The volume of investment in fixed assets in January-July 2021 was 6223 billion tenge, which is 1.4% less than in January-July 2020.

Industrial output in January-July 2021 was 20161.5 billion tenge, which is 2.5% more than in January-July 2020. The decrease was recorded in the mining and quarrying (by 1.3%). Mean while, there is an increase in the in the manufacturing industry (by 5.9%), electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air-conditioned (by 5.7%), water supply, collection, processing and disposal of waste, industrial pollution elimination activities (by 7.8%).

The volume of gross output (services) of agricultural, foresty and fisheries in January-July 2021 was 1997.3 billion tenge, which is 2.4% more than in January-July 2020.

The volume of the construction works (services) in January-July 2021 was 2234 billion tenge, which is 11.1% more than in January-July 2020.

In «Transport and warehousing» sector the volume index in January-July 2021 was 96.9%.

The volume of freight turnover in January-July 2021 amounted to 328.4 billion ton-kilometers (given the estimation of the volume of turnover of individual entrepreneurs in volved in commercial transportation), which increased by 0.6% in January-July 2020. The volume of passenger turnover was 52 billion passenger-kilometers and decreased by 35.9%.

In «Communication» sector the volume index in January-July 2021 was 112.5%.

In «Trade» sector the volume index in January-July 2021 was 109.1%.

The volume of retail trade in January-July 2021 was 6482.8 billion tenge or 107.2% as compared to January-July 2020 (in the comparable prices).

The volume of wholesale trade in January-July 2021 was 14045.4 billion tenge or 110% as compared to January-July 2020 (in the comparable prices).

The foreign trade turnover of Kazakhstan in January-June 2021 was 45323.7 million US dollars and compared to January-June 2020 it increased by 4% (in nominal terms), including export – 27020 million US dollars (2.7% more, in nominal terms), imports – 18303.7 million US dollars (5.9% more, in nominal terms).

The number of registered legal entities as of July 1, 2021 was 472073 units and compared with the corresponding period of the previous year increased by 3.8%, including 463436 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating entities was 343449, including 335038 small businesses (less than100 employees).

The consumer price index in July 2021 compared to December 2020 was 105.3%. The food prices have increased by 7.3%, non-food – by 4.5%, paid services – by 3.6%. Prices of industrial products in July 2021 compared to December 2020 has increased by 33%.

Social sector

Per capita nominal income of the population estimated in June 2021 was 123412 tenge (preliminary data) which is 11.1% higher compared to June 2020, the real monetary income in June 2021 increased by 3%.

Average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (estimated) in July 2021 was 252766 tenge.

The number of unemployed people estimated in July 2021 was 451.2 thousand people. The unemployment rate was 4.9% of the labor force. Number of persons registered with employment offices as unemployed at the end of July 2021 was 223.5 thousand people or 2.4% of the labor force.

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