Инфляция в Республике Казахстан
In May 2024, the monthly consumer price index slowed down and amounted to 0.4% (in April of this year – 0.6%). Prices for paid services have increased by 1%, non-food products– on 0.5%, and for food products– decreased by 0.2%.
In the field of housing and communal services, tariffs for garbage collection increased by 6.1%, payments for intercoms– by 3.1%, electricity – by 1.8%. Rent of housing increased in price by 1.5%, home repair services – by 1.7%. Prices for dental services increased by 3.3%, sanatoriums - by 2.1%, hairdressers and beauty salons - by 1.4%, catering - by 1.3%.
Price increase in May of this year marked on Appliances by 1%, clothes and shoes– by 0.9%, textiles – by 0.7%, personal goods – by 0.6%. Medicines rose in price by 0.4%.
Among food products, price reductions were observed for cucumbers by 29%, cabbage – by 19.1%, tomatoes – by 15.4%, sweet peppers – by 5.8%, garlic – by 5.3%. Eggs fell in price by 9.8%,buckwheat – by 3.3%, sunflower oil – by 2.1%, pearl barley – by 1.1%. Price increases were noted for onions by 28.3%, potatoes – by 18%, beets – by 15.5%, carrots – by 7%.
Among the regions, the highest monthly inflation was registered in the city of Astana – 1.2% (above the republican average by 0.8 percentage points), the lowest – in the Ulytau region – 0.1%. The consumer price index in Shymkent, Aktobe, Almaty, Zhambyl and Turkestan regions amounted to 100%.
By region, prices for food products increased the most in Atyrau and Batys Kazakhstan regions by 0.4% each, non-food products - in Mangistau region by 1.2%, paid services - in Astana by 2.5%.
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Inflation in May 2024 on an annualized basis amounted to 8.5%. Prices for paid services increased by 13.9%, non-food products - by 7.6%, food products - by 5.5%.
Compared to May 2023, sewerage tariffs increased by 43.9%, cold water - by 35.9%, hot water - by 35%, central heating - by 33%, electricity - by 31.4%, garbage removal - by 31.2%. Prices for acetylsalicylic acid increased by 63.6%, activated carbon - by 32.5%, paracetamol - by 28.4%. Olive oil rose in price by 20.1%, AI-98 gasoline - by 19.8%, carrots - by 18.4%, rice - by 17.4%, apples - by 16.8%, tobacco products - by 16 %. On the contrary, in annual terms, onions fell in price by 42.9%, sunflower oil - by 24.7%, cabbage - by 18.1%, granulated sugar - by 4.9%.
The consumer price index, which characterizes the level of inflation, is calculated monthly. Observations are carried out on tariffs and prices for services and goods, for a total of 508 items. Dynamic changes in inflation can be viewed on a specially designed interactiveyes board , which covers indicators starting from 2018.
*From January 2024 when constructing the consumer price index, the share of food products is 42.0%, non-food products – 29.8%, paid services – 28.2%.