Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

For the month (November 2021 to October 2021) prices for food products increased by 0,9%, non-food products – by 1%, paid services – by 0,3%.

percent, increase

	November 2021 to				January - November 2021 to January - November 2020
	October 2021	December 2020	November 2020	December 2015	January - November 2021 to January - November 2020
Goods and services	0,7	7,8	8,7	49,3	8,0
Foodstuffs	0,9	9,2	10,9	63,6	10,8
Non-grocery goods	1,0	7,8	8,3	51,5	6,8
Paid services for the population	0,3	6,0	6,4	30,5	5,4

The increase in prices was noted for fresh vegetables by 8,3%, eggs – by 2,1%, flour – by 1,5%, pork – by 1,1%, pasteurized milk, cereals, pasta – by 1%, bakery and flour products – by 0,9%, bread, granulated sugar, sausage products, horse meat – by 0,8%, poultry meat – by 0,7%. Tobacco products rose in price by 1%, alcoholic beverages – by 0,5%. A decrease in prices was recorded for potatoes by 1,4%, fresh fruits – by 0,6%.

Diesel fuel prices increased by 14,6%, liquefied gas in cylinders – by 13,6%, coal – by 3,7%, gasoline – by 2,4%. The increase in prices for textiles amounted to 0,9%, pharmaceutical products – 0,7%.

Rent payments increased by 1,4%. The level of prices for services in the field of cultural events increased by 0,7%, healthcare – by 0,4%.

In the sphere of housing and communal services, tariffs for hot water increased by 3,5%, garbage collection – by 1,3%, electricity – by 0,5%, and central heating – decreased by 1,3%.

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%.

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