Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Inflation in March 2022 year-on-year amounted to 12%, for the month - 3.7% (the same value was recorded in November 2015).

Food prices in March 2022 compared to March 2021 increased by 15.4%. The increase in prices was noted for granulated sugar by 51.5%, fresh vegetables - by 44%, potatoes – by 37.8%, poultry meat – by 25.5%, sunflower oil – by 23.8%, cereals – by 22.2%, pasta – by 17.7%, lamb – by 16.7%, horse meat – by 15.1%, flour – by 15%, bakery and flour products – by 13.6%, pasteurized milk – by 13.1%, meat products – by 12.6%, fermented dairy products – by 12.5%, fresh fruits – by 12.2%, hard cheese – by 12.1%, bread, butter – by 11.4%, confectionery – by 11.3%, pork – by 11.1%. Mineral and drinking water rose in price by 15.9%, tobacco products – by 15.2%, soft drinks – by 14.3%, alcoholic beverages – by 9.6%. A decrease in prices was observed for eggs by 4.6%.

The increase in prices for non-food products in March 2022 (by March 2021) amounted to 10.9%. The price level for household appliances increased by 27.8%, cars – by 19.8%, furniture and household items, construction materials – by 11.8%, detergents and cleaning products – by 10.8%, personal goods – by 10.2%, textiles – by 7.1%, pharmaceutical products – by 5.8%.

Prices for paid services for the year (March 2022 to March 2021) increased by 8.3%. The price level for sanatorium services increased by 11.5%, catering – by 11.3%, healthcare – by 9.7%, hairdressers and personal service establishments – by 8.9%, hotels – by 6%. Passenger transport services have risen in price by 4.7%.

In the sphere of housing and communal services, electricity tariffs increased by 10.6%, garbage collection - by 8.8%, gas transported through distribution networks – by 3.2%, sanitation – by 1.1%, and central heating – decreased by 2.2%, hot water – by 1.1%.

Change in prices for consumer goods and services

percent, in crease

	March2022			For referenceFebruary2022
	March 2021	December 2021	February 2022	February 2021	January 2022
Goods and services	12.0	5.2	3.7	87	08
Foodstuffs	15.4	8.2	5.8	100	12
Non-grocery goods	10.9	3.6	2.8	86	05
Paid services for the population	8.3	2.6	1.4	71	06

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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