Compared to November last year, the increases in prices was noted for rice by 37.3%, mineral and drinking water – by 19.8%, canned milk – by 18.4%, pasteurized milk – by 15%, fresh fruits and vegetables – by 14.4%, kefir 2.5% fat – by 14.3%, bakery and flour products – by 13.6%, butter – by 13.2%, eggs – by 11.6%. A decrease in prices was observed for buckwheat by 20.9%, granulated sugar – by 16.9%, sunflower oil – by 16.4%.
The price level for furniture and household items increased by 15.1%, personal goods – by 14.1%, dishes – by 12.6%, clothes and shoes – by 11.5%, detergents and cleaning products – by 9.4%, building materials – by 8%. Diesel fuel rose in price by 17.5%, gasoline – by 13.6%, liquefied gas in cylinders – by 12.9%.
Prices for sanatorium services increased by 15.5%, healthcare – by 13%, hairdressing salons and personal service establishments – by 12.7%, complex recreation organizations – by 12.2%, in the field of recreation and sports events – by 12.1%, education services – by 9.7%, public catering – by 8.6%.
Air passenger transport services increased in price by 27.5%, railway transport – by 8%.
Tariffs for garbage collection increased by 36.3%, water disposal – by 29.1%, central heating – by 25.6%, cold water – by 22.3%, hot water – by 20.2%, electricity – by 16.7%, housing maintenance – by 8.1%.
Regionally in November 2023 in annual terms, the inflation rate exceeding the republican average was observed in twelve regions, of which the highest was in Karaganda (11.6%), Akmola and Ulytau (11.2%) regions.
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
Republic of Kazakhstan | 10.3 | 19.6 | 8.7 |
Abai | 9.7 | 19.5 | … |
Akmola | 11.2 | 21.0 | 9.0 |
Aktobe | 10.3 | 19.2 | 8.8 |
Almaty | 8.4 | 17.8 | 8.4 |
Atyrau | 9.7 | 19.0 | 8.5 |
BatysKazakhstan | 10.1 | 18.8 | 8.8 |
Zhambyl | 10.7 | 18.0 | 8.8 |
Zhetisu | 10.7 | 19.2 | … |
Karaganda | 11.6 | 20.2 | 8.9 |
Kostanai | 10.4 | 18.8 | 8.5 |
Kyzylorda | 9.7 | 19.1 | 8.5 |
Mangystau | 10.4 | 23.8 | 9.4 |
Pavlodar | 10.4 | 19.1 | 8.8 |
SoltustikKazakhstan | 11.0 | 19.6 | 8.8 |
Turkistan | 11.0 | 19.0 | 9.0 |
Ulytau | 11.2 | 20.3 | … |
ShygysKazakhstan | 10.5 | 19.3 | 9.2 |
Astana city | 9.2 | 22.6 | 8.6 |
Almatycity | 10.5 | 19.5 | 8.6 |
Shymkent city | 9.2 | 19.5 | 8.3 |
The largest contribution to the annual inflation rate was made by food and soft drinks (3.6 percentage points), housing services (1.9 percentage points), clothing and footwear (1.1 percentage points).
During the year, prices for bakery products and cereals increased by 11.8%, meat and meat products – by 7.3% and made the main contribution to inflation of 0.8 and 0.9 percentage points, respectively. The rise in price of soft drinks by 12.6% contributed 0.3 percentage points, dairy products (by 12.4%) – by 0.5 percentage points, fruits and vegetables (by 10.7%) – 0.6 percentage points in annual inflation.
Housing and communal services rose in price by 13.2% over the year and their contribution to inflation amounted to 1.9 percentage points. In November 2023, compared to November of last year, central heating increased by 25.6% and contributed to annual inflation by 0.3 percentage points, electricity (by 16.7%) – by 0.4 percentage points, services for maintenance and repair of residential premises (by 9.1%) – by 0.2 percentage points.
Goods and services | Rate of increase | Contribution to price growth |
Food products | 9.2 | 3.855 |
Bakery products and cereals | 11.8 | 0.845 |
Meat and meat products | 7.3 | 0.897 |
Milk products | 12.4 | 0.469 |
Eggs | 11.6 | 0.132 |
Oils and fats | -1.8 | -0.041 |
Fruits and vegetables | 10.7 | 0.584 |
Sugar | -16.0 | -0.139 |
Soft drinks | 12.6 | 0.272 |
Non-food products | 9.9 | 2.929 |
Cloth | 10.7 | 0.693 |
Shoes | 13.1 | 0.404 |
Detergents | 9.4 | 0.144 |
Petrol | 13.6 | 0.324 |
Goods for personal use | 14.1 | 0.417 |
Paid services | 12.0 | 3.461 |
Housing services, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 13.2 | 1.856 |
housingmaintenancefee | 8.1 | 0.074 |
rental of property | 7.0 | 0.176 |
residentialmaintenanceandrepair | 9.1 | 0.219 |
cold water | 22.3 | 0.120 |
hot water | 20.2 | 0.079 |
garbage removal | 36.3 | 0.104 |
drainage | 29.1 | 0.067 |
electricity | 16.7 | 0.387 |
gas | 10.0 | 0.126 |
gas, transported through distribution networks | 9.4 | 0.096 |
liquefied | 12.9 | 0.030 |
central heating | 25.6 | 0.320 |
solidfuel | 10.1 | 0.172 |
doorphone | 6.6 | 0.012 |
November | ||||
goods and services | food products | non-food products | paid services | |
2018 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
2019 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
2020 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
2021 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
2022 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
2023 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
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.