Annual inflation in Kazakhstan rises to 12.9% in September, as analysts forecastMonthly inflation in Kazakhstan was 1.1% in September 2025, accelerating from 1% in August, the Bureau of National Statistics at the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms reported.In annual terms, inflation was 12.9% in September 2025, compared to 12.2% in August.Analysts surveyed by the Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency forecast that the country's inflation at the end of September in annual terms would be 12.5%-13%. The pessimistic forecast from the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan (AFK), which predicted annual inflation of 12.7%-13%, turned out to be the closest.According to the Bureau of National Statistics, in September, prices for paid services increased by 15.3% year-on-year (15.3% in August), food products by 12.7% (11.7% in August), and non-food products by 10.8% (9.7% in August).The largest contributions to the annual inflation rate came from food and non-alcoholic beverages (5 percentage points), housing services (1.9 percentage points), and healthcare (1.5 percentage points).Month-on-month, prices for non-food goods increased by 1.5%, paid services by 1%, and food products by 0.9%. (ICE ALMATY)

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