Compared to May last year, tariffs for water disposal increased by 43.9%, cold water – by 35.9%, hot water – by 35%, central heating – by 33%, electricity – by 31.4%, garbage collection – by 31.2%.
Prices for services in the field of health services increased by 14%, cellular services, hairdressers and personal service establishments – by 12.4%, recreation and sports events – by 12.1%, funeral services – by 11.9%, housing repair services – by 10.8%, sanatorium services, catering services – by 9.8%. Taxi increased by 11.7%, city bus – by 9.3%, rail passenger transport – by 5.9%, intercity bus – by 4%.
The price level for new domestically assembled cars increased by 13.4%, pharmaceutical products – by 11.5%, furniture and household items – by 11%, clothes and shoes – by 10.8%, personal goods – by 8.9%, building materials – by 6.3%, dishes – by 5.2%. Liquefied gas in cylinders rose in price by 10.8%.
Increases in prices was noted for carrot by 18.4%, rice – by 17.4%, mineral and drinking water – by 16.9%, fresh fruits – by 14.8%, soft drinks – by 13.3%, alcoholic beverages and tobacco products – by 13.1%, fruit and vegetable juices – by 11.8%, frech fish – by 11.7%, butter – by 11.2%, confectionery – by 10.9%, wheat bread made from premium flour – by 10.6%. A decrease in prices was observed for onions by 42.9%, sunflower oil – by 24.7%, buckwheat – by 23.9%, white cabbage – by 18.1%, granulated sugar – by 4.9%.
Regionally in May 2024 in annual terms, the inflation rate exceeding the republican average was observed in ten regions, of which the highest was in Karagandy (10.5%), Mangystau (10.2%) regions, in Astana city (10.4%).
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
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Republic of Kazakhstan | 8,5 | 15,9 | 14,0 |
Abay | 8,1 | 15,7 | ... |
Akmola | 8,7 | 17,6 | 13,9 |
Aktobe | 8,1 | 16,2 | 13,9 |
Almaty | 5,6 | 14,8 | 13,4 |
Atyrau | 8,6 | 15,9 | 13,1 |
Batys Kazakhstan | 7,9 | 16,1 | 13,5 |
Zhambyl | 7,1 | 15,6 | 13,1 |
Zhetisu | 8,7 | 16,7 | ... |
Karagandy | 10,5 | 15,4 | 14,8 |
Kostanay | 8,4 | 16,1 | 13,5 |
Kyzylorda | 7,3 | 16,1 | 13,1 |
Mangystau | 10,2 | 17,6 | 15,2 |
Pavlodar | 9,0 | 16,2 | 13,6 |
Soltustik Kazakhstan | 9,2 | 17,3 | 13,4 |
Turkistan | 6,5 | 15,3 | 15,4 |
Ulytau | 7,5 | 16,5 | ... |
Shygys Kazakhstan | 9,3 | 16,0 | 14,5 |
Astana city | 10,4 | 16,6 | 14,4 |
Almaty city | 9,0 | 15,3 | 13,9 |
Shymkent city | 7,7 | 15,6 | 13,6 |
The largest contribution to the annual inflation rate was made by housing services (2.3 percentage points), food and soft drinks (2.1 percentage points), clothing and footwear (1.1 percentage points).
During the year, prices for bakery products and cereals increased by 7.5%, meat and meat products – by 4.7% and made the main contribution to inflation of 0.5 and 0.6 percentage points, respectively. The rise in price of dairy products by 6.9%, fruits and vegetables – by 4.2% and contributed 0.3 percentage points each, soft drinks (by 8.3%) – by 0.2 percentage points in annual inflation.
Housing and communal services rose in price by 17.6% over the year and their contribution to inflation amounted to 2.3 percentage points. In May 2024, compared to May of last year, central heating increased by 33%, rental housing – by 10.2% and contributed to annual inflation by 0.3 percentage points, respectively. Electricity rose in price by 31.4%, the contribution was 0.7 percentage points, cold water (by 35.9%), residential maintenance and repair services (by 7.8%) – by 0.2 percentage points, respectively.
Goods and services | Rate of increase | Contribution to price growth |
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Food products | 5,5 | 2,330 |
Bakery products and cereals | 7,5 | 0,509 |
Meat and meat products | 4,7 | 0,584 |
Milk products | 6,9 | 0,273 |
Eggs | 5,9 | 0,076 |
Oils and fats | -5,6 | -0,144 |
Fruits and vegetables | 4,2 | 0,315 |
Sugar | -4,6 | -0,055 |
Soft drinks | 8,3 | 0,173 |
Non-food products | 7,6 | 2,257 |
Cloth | 10,2 | 0,675 |
Shoes | 12,2 | 0,388 |
Detergents | -1,9 | -0,029 |
Petrol | 2,2 | 0,066 |
Goods for personaluse | 8,9 | 0,276 |
Paid services | 13,9 | 3,902 |
Housing services, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 17,6 | 2,337 |
payment for housing maintenance | 10,1 | 0,075 |
rental of property | 10,2 | 0,305 |
residential maintenance and repair | 7,8 | 0,199 |
cold water | 35,9 | 0,187 |
hot water | 35,0 | 0,138 |
garbage removal | 31,2 | 0,092 |
drainage | 43,9 | 0,102 |
electricity | 31,4 | 0,661 |
gas | 9,4 | 0,105 |
gas, transported through distribution networks | 9,1 | 0,085 |
liquefied | 10,8 | 0,020 |
central heating | 33,0 | 0,329 |
solid fuels | 9,0 | 0,131 |
intercom | 8,7 | 0,013 |
May | ||||
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goods and services | food products | non-food products | paid services | |
2020 | 0,5 | 1,2 | 0,4 | -0,3 |
2021 | 0,7 | 0,8 | 0,6 | 0,7 |
2022 | 1,4 | 1,7 | 1,4 | 0,8 |
2023 | 0,6 | 0,5 | 0,5 | 0,7 |
2024 | 0,4 | -0,2 | 0,5 | 1,0 |
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.