The short-term economic indicator in January-May 2020 was 99.5%

Economic sector

The short-term economic indicator in January-May 2020 compared with January-May 2019 was 99.5%. 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-May 2020 was 3975.2 billion tenge, which is 0.1% more than in January-May 2019.

Industrial output in January-May 2020 was 10490 billion tenge in current prices, which is 4.8% more than in January-May 2019. In mining and quarrying production has increased by 5.2%, in manufacturing production – by 4.9%, in water supply, sewerage system, control over the collection and distribution has - by 1.3%, in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production has by 1.8%.

The volume of gross output (services) of agricultural, foresty and fisheries in January-May 2020 was 934.4 billion tenge, which is 2.2% more than in January-May 2019.

The volume of the construction works (services) in January-May 2020 was 1013.1 billion tenge, which is 5.9% more than in January-May 2019.

In «Transport and warehousing» sector the volume index in January-May 2020 was 85.9%.

The volume of freight turnover in January-May 2020 amounted to 229.5 billion ton-kilometers (given the estimation of the volume of turnover of individual entrepreneurs involved in commercial transportation), which is 2.9% less than January-May 2019. The volume of passenger turnover was 71 billion passenger-kilometers and decreased by 38.4%.

In «Communication» sector the volume index in January-May 2020 was 109.2%.

In «Trade» sector the volume index in January-May 2020 was 87.7%.

The volume of retail trade in January-May 2020 was 3543.7 billion tenge or 83.8% as compared to January-May 2019 (in the comparable prices).

The volume of wholesale trade in January-May 2020 was 7929.8 billion tenge or 91% as compared to January-May 2019 (in the comparable prices).

The foreign trade turnover of Kazakhstan in January-April 2020 was 28173.6 million US dollars and compared to January- April 2019 it decreased by 2.5%, including export – 18367.8 million US dollars (1% less), imports – 9805.8 million US dollars (5% less).

The number of registered legal entities as of June 1, 2020 was 451866 units and compared with the corresponding period of the previous year increased by 3.1%, including 443264 units with less than 100 employees. The number of operating entities was 318319 including 310007 small businesses (less than 100 employees).

The consumer price index in May 2020 compared to December 2019 was 103.7%. The food prices have increased by 6.8%, non-food – by 2.1%, paid services - by 1.2%. Prices of industrial products in May 2020 compared to December 2019 has decreased by 19.5%.

Social sector

Per capita nominal income of the population estimated in April 2020 was 109897 tenge (preliminary data) which is 5.7% higher compared to April 2019, the real monetary income in April 2020 decreased by 1%.

Average monthly nominal wages accrued to employees (estimated) in May 2020 was 195272 tenge.

The number of unemployed people determined by the ILO methodology for the I quarter of 2020 amounted to 442.4 thousand people. The unemployment rate was 4.8% of the labor force. Number of persons registered with employment offices as unemployed at the end of May 2020 was 161.3 thousand people or 1.7% of the labor force.

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