Compared to January last year, the increases in prices was noted for rice by 31.3%, mineral and drinking water – by 17.2%, eggs – by 16.9%, soft drinks – by 15.5%, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products – by 15%, canned milk – by 13.9%, butter – by 13.1%, fresh fruits and vegetables – by 12.3%, kefir 2.5% fat content – by 11.9%, pasteurized milk – by 11.8%, bakery and flour confectionery – by 11.7%, fish and seafood – by 11.5%. A decrease in prices was observed for onions by 26.4%, buckwheat – by 23.6%, sunflower oil – by 19.8%, granulated sugar – by 15.5%.
The price level for personal goods, furniture and household items increased by 11.8%, pharmaceutical products – by 11.7%, clothing and footwear – by 11.1%, dishes – by 10.6%, building materials – by 7.3%. Diesel fuel rose in price by 14.3%, gasoline – by 13.6%, liquefied gas in cylinders – by 13.5%, coal – by 10.1%.
Prices for sanatorium services increased by 16.1%, organizations of complex recreation – by 16%, services in the field of recreation and sports events, hairdressers and personal service establishments – by 13.6%, health services – by 13.2%, education – by 10.2%, catering – by 7.9%. Travel by rail passenger transport increased by 10.7%, taxi – by 10.1%, city bus – by 9.3%, air passenger transport – by 9.2%, intercity bus – by 7.9%.
Tariffs for garbage collection increased by 29.6%, water disposal – by 28.6%, central heating – by 26.7%, hot water – by 23.2%, cold water – by 21.9%, electricity – by 20.7%, housing maintenance – by 7.8%.
Regionally in January 2024 in annual terms, the inflation rate exceeding the republican average was observed in ten regions, of which the highest was in Karagandy (11.3%), Mangystau (10.6%), Atyrau and Shygys Kazakhstan (10.1%) regions.
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
Republic of Kazakhstan | 9,5 | 20,7 | 8,5 |
Abai | 9,6 | 21,0 | ... |
Akmola | 9,8 | 21,8 | 9,3 |
Aktobe | 8,6 | 20,7 | 9,2 |
Almaty | 8,5 | 18,0 | 8,2 |
Atyrau | 10,1 | 19,9 | 8,7 |
Batys Kazakhstan | 8,9 | 20,6 | 8,6 |
Zhambyl | 9,1 | 20,2 | 8,1 |
Zhetisu | 9,9 | 20,5 | ... |
Karagandy | 11,3 | 20,6 | 8,7 |
Kostanai | 8,9 | 20,7 | 8,4 |
Kyzylorda | 8,1 | 20,9 | 8,0 |
Mangystau | 10,6 | 24,1 | 8,7 |
Pavlodar | 8,9 | 20,6 | 8,5 |
Soltustik Kazakhstan | 9,5 | 21,7 | 8,3 |
Turkistan | 9,7 | 21,1 | 8,4 |
Ulytau | 10,0 | 20,9 | ... |
Shygys Kazakhstan | 10,1 | 20,8 | 8,8 |
Astana city | 8,8 | 23,8 | 8,3 |
Almaty city | 9,9 | 20,2 | 8,6 |
Shymkent city | 9,0 | 20,4 | 8,5 |
The largest contribution to the annual inflation rate was made by food and soft drinks (3.1 percentage points), housing services (1.8 percentage points), clothing and footwear (1.1 percentage points).
During the year, prices for bakery products and cereals increased by 10.1%, meat and meat products – by 6.8% and made the main contribution to inflation of 0.7 and 0.8 percentage points, respectively. The rise in price of eggs by 16.9%, soft drinks – by 10.9% contributed 0.2 percentage points, dairy products (by 10.4%) – by 0.4 percentage points, fruits and vegetables (by 9%) – 0.5 percentage points in annual inflation.
Housing and communal services rose in price by 13.8% over the year and their contribution to inflation amounted to 1.8 percentage points. In January 2024, compared to January of last year, central heating increased by 26.7% and contributed to annual inflation by 0.3 percentage points, electricity (by 20.7%) – by 0.4 percentage points, services for maintenance and repair of residential premises (by 8.7%), rental housing (by 7.9%) – by 0.2 percentage points.
Goodsandservices | Rate of increase | Contribution to price growth |
Foodproducts | 8,2 | 3,442 |
Bakeryproductsandcereals | 10,1 | 0,704 |
Meatandmeatproducts | 6,8 | 0,806 |
Milkproducts | 10,4 | 0,403 |
Eggs | 16.9 | 0,212 |
Oilsandfats | -3,4 | -0,063 |
Fruitsandvegetables | 9,0 | 0,518 |
Sugar | -14,9 | -0,170 |
Softdrinks | 10,9 | 0,226 |
Non-foodproducts | 8,6 | 2,669 |
Cloth | 10,4 | 0,672 |
Shoes | 12,6 | 0,388 |
Detergents | 3,0 | 0,049 |
Petrol | 13,6 | 0,319 |
Goodsforpersonaluse | 11,8 | 0,354 |
Paidservices | 12,3 | 3,393 |
Housing services, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 13,8 | 1,784 |
housingmaintenancefee | 7,8 | 0,056 |
rentalofproperty | 7,9 | 0,228 |
residentialmaintenanceandrepair | 8,7 | 0,217 |
coldwater | 21,9 | 0,111 |
hotwater | 23,2 | 0,089 |
garbageremoval | 29,6 | 0,085 |
drainage | 28,6 | 0,065 |
electricity | 20,7 | 0,424 |
gas | 10,0 | 0,108 |
gas, transported through distribution networks | 9,2 | 0,083 |
liquefied | 13,5 | 0,025 |
centralheating | 26,7 | 0,260 |
solidfuel | 9,3 | 0,132 |
doorphone | 6,0 | 0,009 |
January | ||||
goods and services | food products | non-food products | paid services | |
2019 | 0,5 | 1,3 | 0,3 | -0,2 |
2020 | 0,7 | 0,9 | 0,5 | 0,5 |
2021 | 0,6 | 1,1 | 0,3 | 0,3 |
2022 | 0,7 | 1,0 | 0,3 | 0,6 |
2023 | 1,1 | 1,4 | 0,9 | 0,7 |
2024 | 0,8 | 1,1 | 0,5 | 0,7 |
Inflation - an indicator that characterizes the change in time of the average price level for a fixed list of goods and services purchased by the population for personal consumption.
Contribution - the amount of influence of the percentage change in the indicator on the overall value of inflation.
The consumer price index, which characterizes the level of inflation, reflects the change over time in the general level of prices for goods and services purchased by the population for personal consumption.
The calculation of the consumer price index is based on information obtained from two sources:
The collection of information on price changes is carried out in a selective circle of cities and regional centers, in all regional centers, in cities of republican significance and the capital. The choice of basic trade and service enterprises is carried out locally. Objects of all types of trade and paid services are selected so that the survey includes enterprises with different trading conditions and regularly selling goods (services) of mass demand.
The set of goods and services for monitoring consumer prices and calculating the CPI is a single sample for all regions of Kazakhstan. The list of goods and services contains 508 items, which representatively includes the most representative types that occupy the largest share in the consumption of the population.
The collection of information on prices is carried out directly at the places of sale of goods (services) by price registrars. Prices are fixed for goods paid on the day of the survey, including taxes, but excluding additional fees for their delivery.