Price surge in Kazakhstan: What became the most expensive

Tengrinews.kz - The National Statistics Bureau has published data on inflation in Kazakhstan.

Monthly inflation in Kazakhstan

According to the National Statistics Bureau, the monthly consumer price index in March was 1.3% (in February it was 1.5%).

Over the month, the price level for food products increased by 1.6%, for paid services - by 1.3%, non-food products - by 0.8%.

Inflation over the year in Kazakhstan

Inflation in Kazakhstan has accelerated. Over the year, it was 10% (in February - 9.4%).

Prices for paid services over the year increased by 14.3%, non-food products by 9.1%, and food products by 7.6%.

Among the regions, the highest annual inflation was in Astana (13.3%), the lowest was in the Pavlodar region (6.9%).

How prices have changed over the year: what has increased in price the most

Over the year, utility tariffs have increased significantly:

• Cold water - by 88.4%,
• Water disposal - by 23.7%,
• Heating - by 19%,
• Hot water - by 14.6%,
• Electricity - by 14.3%,
• Gas - by 13.3%,
• Garbage removal - by 11.1%,
• Housing maintenance fees - by 11%.

The following services also became more expensive:

• Complex recreation services - by 47.3%,
• Communication services - by 13.9%,
• Health care - by 13.4%,
• Car maintenance services - by 12.9%,
• Hairdressers and personal service establishments - by 12.6%,
• Catering services - by 11.3%,
• Recreation and sports events - by 9.2%.

Transport fares also became more expensive:

• Railway transport - by 23.6%,
• City bus - by 11.2%,
• Air passenger transport - by 10%.

Prices for cars and equipment increased:

• Audiovisual equipment - by 48%,
• Jewelry and watches - by 26.6%,
• New cars - by 21.6%,
• Carpets and floor coverings - by 13.9%,
• Clothing and footwear - by 10.9%,
• Furniture and household items - by 10%.

Essential goods also increased in price:

• Potatoes - by 66.4%,
• Onions - by 32.2%,
• Cabbage - by 27.3%,
• Mineral and drinking water - by 17.1%,
• Sunflower oil - by 16.8%,
• Confectionery - by 15%,
• Tomatoes - by 14.9%,
• Bananas - by 14.6%,
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products - by 13%.

However, there were also goods that became cheaper:

• Buckwheat - by 17.7%,
• Eggs - by 8.3%,
• Carrots - by 7.4%,
• Rice - by 6.3%.

A price reduction was also recorded for liquefied gas in cylinders, by 23%, and firewood by 14.8%.

The National Statistical Bureau previously published inflation data for Kazakhstan for February.