Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
    Key indicators
    901
    901 enterprises participated in the survey of business activity of industrial enterprises in the ІІI quarter of 2024 (of which: in the mining industry – 116, manufacturing industry – 599, supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water – 108, water supply – 78).
    1483
    In the survey of business activity of trade enterprises in the ІІI quarter of 2024, 1483 enterprises participated (of which: in wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles – 69, wholesale trade, except for trade in cars and motorcycles – 847, retail trade, except for trade in cars and motorcycles – 569).
    478
    In the survey of business activity of enterprises 478 enterprises participated in the construction in the ІІI quarter of 2024 (of which: 3 were state–owned, 452 were privately owned, and 23 were foreign–owned).
    Business surveys

    87% of industry leaders in the IІI quarter of 2024 described their economic situation as «good» or «satisfactory».

    70% of enterprises expect the financial and economic activity to remain unchanged compared to the current moment, 17% - improvement and 12% - deterioration.

    83% of heads of trade enterprises in the IIІ quarter of 2024 described their economic situation as «good» or «satisfactory».

    69% of enterprises expect the financial and economic activity to remain unchanged compared to the current moment, 14% - improvement and 15% - deterioration.

    Survey of trading enterprises in the IІI quarter of 2024 there is an increase in business activity.

    Sales by type of sales in the IIІ quarter of 2024 amounted to:

    ·wholesale trade -20%

    ·retail trade -21%;

    ·through the electronic trading platform -7%;

    ·outside the electronic trading platform -29%.

    85% of the heads of construction enterprises in the ІII quarter of 2024 described their economic situation as «good» or «satisfactory».

    63% of enterprises expect the financial and economic activity to remain unchanged compared to the current moment, 22% - improvement and 12% - deterioration.

    4645 heads of enterprises in the IIІ quarter of 2024 noted the factors limiting their production activities:

    ІІI quarter of 2024

    An analysis of the ESG criteria shows that 76% of enterprises in the republic do not adhere to environmental criteria, 74% do not adhere to corporate governance criteria, while at the same time, compliance with social criteria is not relevant for 66% of enterprises.

    ІІI quarter of 2024

    Thus, 26% saw a decrease in emissions in the current quarter compared to the previous one, while it is worth noting that 33% of companies do not exercise environmental control at sources of emissions and discharges of pollutants.

    It is also worth noting that 36% of enterprises have a long-term development strategy, and 29% of enterprises have an additional social support package for employees in the form of voluntary medical insurance and material assistance.

    Methodological explanations

    The index of entrepreneurial confidence of industrial enterprises is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the “balances” of assessments of the level of actual demand and stocks of finished products (the latter with the opposite sign), as well as expected changes in production volumes, in percent.

    The Business Confidence Index of trade enterprises is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the “balances” of estimates of the level of the actual economic situation and stocks (the latter with the opposite sign), as well as expected changes in the economic situation, in percent.

    The index of business confidence of construction enterprises is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the “balances” of assessments of the actual state of the portfolio of orders, and the expected change in the number of employees in organizations, in percent. The balance should be understood as the difference in the shares of respondents who noted the "increase" and "decrease" of a particular indicator of the economic activity of the surveyed enterprise, as a percentage.

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    Department of National Accounts
    Department Director:
    A. Nakipbekov
    Tel. +7 7172 749717
    Executor:
    M.Abulkasimova
    Tel. +7 7172 749306
    Е-mail: m.abulkasimova@aspire.gov.kz
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