The short-term economic indicator in January-September 2021 was 104.1%

Economic sector

The short-term economic indicator in January-September 2021compared with January-September 2020 was 104.1%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-September 2021was8722.8billion tenge, which is 2% more than in January-September 2020

Industrial output in January-September 2021 was 26025.6 billion tenge, which is 2.7% more than in January-September 2020. The decrease was recorded in the mining and quarrying (by 0.8%). Mean while, there is an increase in the in the manufacturing industry (by 5.7%), electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air-conditioned (by 6.1%), water supply, collection, processing and disposal of waste, industrial pollution elimination activities (by 8.5%).

The volume of gross output (services) of agricultural, foresty and fisheries in January-September 2021was5523.9 billion tenge, which is 1.4% more than in January-September 2020

The volume of the construction works (services) in January-September 2021 was 3648.9 billion tenge, which is 9.7% more than in January-September 2020.

In «Transport and warehousing» sector the volume index in January-September 2021 was 100.1%.

The volume of freight turnover in January-September 2021 amounted to 428.9billion ton-kilometers (given the estimation of the volume of turnover of individual entrepreneurs in volved in commercial transportation), which increased by 0.5% in January-September 2020. The volume of passenger turnover was 72.2billion passenger-kilometers and decreased by 20.6%.

In «Communication» sector the volume index in January-September 2021 was 113%.

In «Trade» sector the volume index in January-September 2021 was 109.3%.

The volume of retail trade in January-September 2021 was 9186.1 billion tenge or 106% as compared to January-September 2020 (in the comparable prices).

The volume of wholesale trade in January-September 2021 was 19561.6billion tenge or 111% as compared to January-September 2020 (in the comparable prices).

The foreign tradeturnover of Kazakhstan in January-August 2021was62818.2million US dollarsandcompared to January-August 2020 it increased by10% (in nominal terms), including export – 37446.4millionUS dollars (16% more, in nominal terms), imports – 25371.8 millionUS dollars(2.2% more, in nominal terms).

The number of registered legal entities as of October 1, 2021 was 477739 units and compared with the corresponding period of the previous year increased by 4.1%, including 469094 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating entities was 346563, including 338153 small businesses (less than100 employees)

The consumer price index in September 2021 compared to December 2020 was 106.2%. The food prices have increased by 7.5%, non-food – by 5.7%, paid services – by 5.1%. Prices of industrial products in September 2021 compared to December 2020 has increased by 34.7%.

Social sector

Per capita nominal income of the population estimated in August 2021 was 130590 tenge (preliminary data) which is 15.3% higher compared to August 2020, the real monetary income in August 2021 increased by 6.1%.

Average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (estimated) in September 2021 was 257030 tenge

The number of unemployed people estimated in September 2021 was 451.6 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 September 2021 was 210.1thousand people or 2.3% of the labor force

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