Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

February 2022 (to January 2022) Inflation is 0.8%. Prices for food products increased by 1.2%, non-food products – by 0.5%, paid services – by 0.6%.

percent, increase

	February 2022 to				January-February 2022 to January-February 2021
	January 2022	December 2021	February 2021	December 2020	January-February 2022 to January-February 2021
Goods and services	0.8	1.5	8.7	10.1	8.6
Foodstuffs	1.2	2.2	10.0	12.4	10.0
Non-grocery goods	0.5	0.8	8.6	9.4	8.5
Paid services for the population	0.6	1.2	7.1	7.8	7.0

The increase in prices was noted for fresh vegetables by 6.6%, potatoes – by 4.1%, flour – by 2.1%, cereals – by 1.9%, pasta – by 1.8%, bread – by 1.7%, granulated sugar – by 1.5%, poultry meat – by 1.2%, pasteurized milk – by 1.1%, fermented dairy products – by 1%, dried fruits and nuts – by 0.9%, fresh fruits, bakery and flour products – by 0.8%. Soft drinks rose by 1.5%, tobacco products – by 1%, alcoholic beverages – by 0.9%. A decrease in prices was recorded for eggs by 2.4%.

The increase in prices for household appliances was 1.5%, cars, pharmaceuticals, personal goods – 1.2%, furniture and household items, textiles, building materials – 0.9%, detergents and cleaning products – 0.8%. Liquefied gas in cylinders fell by 0.8%, diesel fuel – by 0.4%.

Passenger air transport services have risen in price by 6.9%. The price level for healthcare services increased by 1.8%, hairdressers and personal service establishments – by 1.2%, catering – by 1.1%, hotels - by 0.9%.

In the sphere of housing and communal services, wastewater tariffs decreased by 0.8%, cold water – by 0.7%, gas transported through distribution networks - by 0.6%, central heating, hot water – by 0.4%.

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 2022 during the construction of the CPI, the share of food products is 40.7%, non-food – 30.2%, paid services – 29.1%.

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