Compared to August last year, tariffs for central heating increased by 33%, garbage collection – by 23.5%, water disposal – by 22.9%, electricity – by 22.8%, cold water – by 21.9%, hot water – by 20.2%.
The cost of renting housing increased by 12.4%. Prices for services of organization of comprehensive recreation increased by 17.8%, connection services – by 14,9%, hairdressers and personal service establishments – by 12.8%, health services – by 12%, funeral services – by 11.7%, recreation and sporting activities services – by 11.5%, sanatorium services – by 10.7%, catering services – by 9.4%. Taxi increased by 14.6%, city bus – by 12%, air passenger transport – by 8.5%, rail passenger transport – by 8.2%.
The price level for new domestically assembled cars increased by 28.6%, pharmaceutical products – by 11.6%, clothes and shoes – by 11%, furniture and household items – by 10.6%, personal goods – by 7.8%, building materials – by 5.9%. Coal rose in price by 10.3%, firewood – by 10.1%, liquefied gas in cylinders – by 9.1%.
Increases in prices was noted for tomatoes by 24.9%, сucumbers – by 21.6%, tobacco products – by 17.4%, mineral and drinking water – by 14.7%, potato – by 14.3%, confectionery – by 13.4%, fresh fruits – by 12.8%, gold drinks – by 11.5%, fruit and vegetable juices – by 11.2%, frech fish – by 9.4%, eggs – by 8.6%. A decrease in prices was observed for white cabbage by 27.6%, buckwheat – by 23.4%, sunflower oil – by 17.2%, onions – by 14.2%.
Regionally in August 2024 in annual terms, the inflation rate exceeding the republican average was observed in ten regions, of which the highest was in Astana city (10.5%), in Mangystau (10.2%), Pavlodar (9.6%) regions.
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
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Republic of Kazakhstan | 8.4 | 13.1 | 16.1 |
Abay | 8.1 | 12.4 | 16.9 |
Akmola | 8.2 | 14.1 | 17.8 |
Aktobe | 8.6 | 12.5 | 16.1 |
Almaty | 5.2 | 12.3 | 13.6 |
Atyrau | 9.4 | 11.0 | 16.5 |
Batys Kazakhstan | 9.0 | 12.6 | 16.0 |
Zhambyl | 7.4 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
Zhetisu | 8.3 | 13.2 | 16.2 |
Karagandy | 9.4 | 13.5 | 16.6 |
Kostanay | 7.8 | 12.8 | 15.9 |
Kyzylorda | 7.7 | 13.3 | 15.5 |
Mangystau | 10.2 | 13.1 | 19.3 |
Pavlodar | 9.6 | 12.3 | 15.9 |
Soltustik Kazakhstan | 9.1 | 13.9 | 16.3 |
Turkistan | 7.5 | 13.1 | 16.0 |
Ulytau | 6.6 | 12.7 | 18.6 |
Shygys Kazakhstan | 9.2 | 12.9 | 16.8 |
Astana city | 10.5 | 13.9 | 17.3 |
Almaty city | 8.6 | 13.7 | 15.9 |
Shymkent city | 7.5 | 12.3 | 15.5 |
The largest contribution to the annual inflation rate was made by food and soft drinks (2.1 percentage points), housing services (2 percentage points), clothing and footwear (1.1 percentage points).
Over the year, prices for fruits and vegetables increased by 6.5%, meat and meat products – by 3.8% and made the main contribution to inflation by 0.5 percentage points, respectively, bakery products and cereals (by 6%) – by 0.4 percentage points. The rise in the price of soft drinks by 8.1%, dairy products – by 5.4% and contributed 0.2 percentage points, respectively, eggs (by 8.6%) – by 0.1 percentage points to annual inflation.
Housing and communal services rose in price by 15.3% over the year and their contribution to inflation amounted to 2 percentage points. In August 2024, compared to August last year, electricity was 22.8% higher and contributed 0.5 percentage points to annual inflation. Rental housing prices rose by 12.4%, the contribution was 0.4 percentage points, central heating (by 33%) – by 0.3 percentage points, residential maintenance and repair services (by 6.9%) – by 0.2 percentage points, respectively.
Goods and services | Rate of increase | Contribution to price growth |
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Food products | 5.5 | 2.324 |
Bakery products and cereals | 6.0 | 0.399 |
Meat and meat products | 3.8 | 0.471 |
Milk products | 5.4 | 0.209 |
Eggs | 8.6 | 0.108 |
Oils and fats | -2.7 | -0.091 |
Fruits and vegetables | 6.5 | 0.514 |
Sugar | -3.5 | -0.041 |
Soft drinks | 8.1 | 0.165 |
Non-food products | 7.7 | 2.333 |
Cloth | 10.5 | 0.681 |
Shoes | 11.9 | 0.370 |
Detergents | -1.6 | -0.026 |
Petrol | 0.8 | 0.021 |
Goods for personaluse | 7.8 | 0.235 |
Paid services | 13.6 | 3.781 |
Housing services, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 15.3 | 1.991 |
payment for housing maintenance | 8.5 | 0.062 |
rental of property | 12.4 | 0.363 |
residential maintenance and repair | 6.9 | 0.173 |
cold water | 21.9 | 0.112 |
hot water | 20.2 | 0.078 |
garbage removal | 23.5 | 0.068 |
drainage | 22.9 | 0.052 |
electricity | 22.8 | 0.470 |
gas | 12.0 | 0.132 |
gas, transported through distribution networks | 12.6 | 0.115 |
liquefied | 9.1 | 0.017 |
central heating | 33.0 | 0.323 |
solid fuels | 10.3 | 0.148 |
intercom | 6.9 | 0.010 |
August | ||||
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goods and services | food products | non-food products | paid services | |
2020 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
2021 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
2022 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
2023 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
2024 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
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.