Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

For the month (August 2021 to July 2021), prices for food products increased by 0,1%, non-food products – by 0,6%, paid services – by 0,8%.

percent, increase

	August2021 to				January - August 2021 to January - August 2020
	July2021	December 2020	August 2020	December 2015	January - August 2021 to January - August 2020
Goods and services	0,5	5,8	8,7	46,6	7,6
Foodstuffs	0,1	7,5	11,4	60,9	10,7
Non-grocery goods	0,6	5,2	7,3	47,8	6,3
Paid services for the population	0,8	4,4	6,6	28,6	4,9

The increase in prices was noted for onions by 7,6%, white cabbage – by 6,5%, poultry meat – by 3,7%, sunflower oil – by 2,2%, horse meat – by 2%, buckwheat groats – by 1,8%, lamb – by 1,5%, pasta, confectionery – by 1,3%, pork, pasteurized milk – by 1,1%, sausage products – by 1%, flour – by 0,8%, beef, tea, bread – by 0,7%. Mineral and drinking water rose by 1,8%, alcoholic beverages – by 0,8%, tobacco products – by 0,6%. A decrease in prices was recorded for potatoes by 11,5%, fresh vegetables – by 9,7%.

The increase in prices for a satchel, a student backpack was 6,4%, stationery – 3,9%, children's shoes – 2%, children's clothing – 1,9%, construction materials – 1,6%, dishes, furniture and household items, textiles – 0,7%, personal goods – 0,6%, household appliances – 0,5%. Liquefied gas in cylinders rose by 2,8%, diesel fuel – by 1,3%.

The price level for maintenance and repair of residential premises increased by 2,3%, healthcare – by 1,1%, public catering – by 1%, hairdressers and beauty salons – by 0,6%. Taxi fares rose by 1,9%, intercity bus fares – by 0,8%.

In the sphere of housing and communal services, tariffs for gas transported through distribution networks increased by 4%, cold water, sanitation – by 0,6%.

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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