Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The population of the region as of August 1, 2023 amounted to 691,4 thousand people, including urban - 389,6 thousand people (56,3%), rural - 301,8 thousand people (43,7%).
The natural population growth in January-July 2023 amounted to 3865 people (in the corresponding period of the previous year - 3690 people). In January-July 2023, newborns were registered by 1% less than in January-July 2022, deaths - by 7,3% less.
The migration balance is negative and amounted to 555 people (in January-July 2022 – -1344 people), including 382 (-450) in external migration, -937 people (-894 people) in inter–regional migration.
In the I quarter of 2023, the average per capital nominal monelary income of the population amounted to 164776 tenge, which is 17,5% higher than in the I quarter of 2022. The real index of monetary income for the specified period amounted to 97,9%.
The number of unemployed in the II quarter of 2023 amounted to 17255 people. The unemployment rate was 4,9% of the workforce. The number of persons registered with the employment authorities as unemployed at the end of August 2023 amounted to 17298 people, or 4,9% of the workforce.
The average monthly nominal salary accrued to employees (excluding small businesses engaged in entrepreneurial activities) in the II quarter of 2023 amounted to 317958 tenge. The increase by the II quarter of 2022 amounted to 18,1%. The real wage index was 101,7%.
The consumer price index in August 2023 compared to December 2022 amounted to 105,7%. At the same time, the price index for food products amounted to 105,9%, non-food products - 106%, paid services - 105,2%. The price index of industrial production enterprises in August 2023 compared to December 2022 amounted to 92,8%.
The volume of retail trade in January-August 2023 amounted to 328,8 billion tenge or 109,6% compared to the level of January-August 2022 (in comparable prices).
The volume of wholesale trade amounted to 339,6 billion tenge or 126,9% compared to the level of January-August 2022 (in comparable prices).
According to preliminary data, in January-July 2023, mutual trade with the EAEU countries amounted to 536,4 million US dollars, which is 32,3% more than in January-July 2022, including exports - 142,2 million US dollars (81,2% more), imports - 394,2 million US dollars (20,6% more).
The volume of industrial production in January-August 2023 amounted to 2258,2 billion tenge at current prices. The index of physical volume compared to the level of January-August 2022 amounted to 100,1%, including in the mining industry and quarrying - 99%, manufacturing industry - 120,2%, supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air-conditioned air - 91,5%, water supply; collection, processing and disposal of waste, activities for elimination of pollution - 105,3%.
The volume of gross output (services) of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in January-August 2023 amounted to 165202,5 million tenge or 100,1% compared to the level of January-August 2022.
The volume of construction works (services) amounted to 150299 million tenge or 149,4% compared to the level of January-August 2022.
The volume of cargo turnover in January-August 2023 amounted to 7505,7 million tcm (taking into account the estimate of the volume of cargo turnover of individual entrepreneurs engaged in commercial transportation) and increased by 17,4% compared to January-August 2022.
The volume of passenger turnover amounted to 2462,5 million pcm or 90,9% compared to the level of January-August 2022.
The volume of investments in fixed assets, taking into account the assessment in January-August 2023, amounted to 361 billion tenge or 123,8% compared to the level of January-August 2022.
The volume of the gross regional product of the region produced in January-March 2023 amounted to 897,7 billion tenge and increased in real terms by 1,5% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. In the GRP structure, the production of goods amounted to 54,6%, the production of services - 36,2%.
The number of registered legal entities as of September 1, 2023 amounted to 12549 units and increased by 2,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year, including 12218 units with fewer than 100 employees. The number of operating legal entities amounted to 9949 units, among which 9621 units are small enterprises. The number of registered small and medium-sized enterprises (legal entities) in the region amounted to 12460 units and increased by 2,7% compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.
