The short-termeconomic indicator inJanuary-December2022 was 103.5%

Economicsector

The short-termeconomic indicator inJanuary-December2022compared with January-November2021was103.5%.Calculation of the short-term economicindicatoris implemented to ensureefficiency and is basedon the change in output indexesfor basicsectors: agriculture, industry, construction, trade,transport and communications,constituting over 60% of GDP.

The number ofregistered legalentities as ofJanuary1,2023 was 507238unitsandcomparedwith the corresponding periodof the previous yearincreased by 5%, including497995units with less than100 employees.The number of operatingentitieswas399378including 390316small businesses (less than100 employees).

The consumer price indexin December2022 compared to December2021was120.3%. The food priceshave increased by25.3%, non-food– by 19.4%,paid services –by14.1%. Prices ofindustrial productsin December 2022 compared to December 2021 hasincreased by9.4%.

Social sector

Per capita nominal incomeof the population estimatedin November2022was 149058tenge(preliminary data) which is4.3% higher compared to November2021, the real monetary income in November2022decreased by 12.8%.

The number of unemployedpeople estimatedin December 2022 was451thousand people.The unemployment rate was 4.9% of the labor force.Number of persons registeredwith employment officesas unemployedat theend of December 2022 was132.3thousand people or 1.4% of the labor force.