Inflation in Kazakhstan at 1.1% in Jan, annual inflation at 8.9%Inflation in Kazakhstan came in at 1.1% in January 2025, the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms said.The annual inflation (January 2025 to January 2024) amounted to 8.9%.In January 2025, the prices for food products increased by 5.8% compared with the same month of 2024, the prices for non-food items grew by 8.4% and for services by 13.8%.In the reporting month, the tariffs on drinking water supply jumped by 43.2% year over year, water disposal services by 26.1%, central heating by 23.1%, hot water supply by 21.3%, electricity by 18.9%, domestic gas supply by 12% and garbage removal by 10.3%.It is the National Bank’s goal to stabilize the inflation at around 5% in the midterm. (ICE ALMATY)

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