IPV in the Trade sector in January-March 2024 compared to the corresponding period last year amounted to 103.3% (January-March 2023 – 111.5%).

A significant share in the total volume of the industry falls on wholesale trade, the share of which is 67.8%, the share of retail trade is 31.8%.

Volume of retail trade in January-March 2024 amounted 4044.4 billion tenge or 4.9% more than in the corresponding period of 2023. Retail sales of goods by trading enterprises amounted 3112.6 billion tenge or 9.1% more than in the corresponding period of 2023.

The share of food products in the total volume of retail trade is 29.3%, non–food products – 70.7%.

The largest increase in sales volume was recorded for non-food products, namely at enterprises selling motor fuel, cars, cosmetic products and toiletries, pharmaceutical products, clothes, jewelry, automobile parts.

As of April 1, 2024, the volume of inventories of trading enterprises (according to the reported enterprises) in retail trade amounted to 1569.6 billion tenge, in days of trade – 70 days (April 1, 2023, the volume of inventories of trading enterprises-1521.7 billion tenge, in days of trade – 71 days).

Most of specific gravity in the volume of retail trade of Republic in January-March 2024 accounts to Almaty city (31.3%), Astana (12.1%), Karagandy (8.3%) and Shygys-Kazakhstan (6%) districts.