Astana . January 6. Source: Kazakhstan Today. Inflation in Kazakhstan in 2013 amounted to 4.8 % Kazakhstan Today.reports

“The prices for paid services in the past year increased by 8%, food and non-food products – by 3.3%. In December of this year inflation was at the level of 0.7 %,” – the Statistics Agency informs.

According to the Agency, in the past month on average in the country one recorded an increase in prices on raw milk by 4.7%, eggs – by 3.7% , semolina – 3.3% , potatoes – by 3.2%, fresh vegetables – by 3.1 % , pearl barley – 1.7%, cheese and cottage cheese – 1.6% , butter – 1.5%, fish and seafood – 1.3%, oats , fresh fruit, horsemeat – 1 %. Reduced prices observed for buckwheat – by 2.2%, chicken legs, sugar – by 1.4%, rice – by 0.7 %, sunflower oil – by 0.6%.

Prices for solid fuels increased by 3.3 %, clothing and footwear – by 1.1 %, household appliances – 1%, pharmaceutical products – by 0.6 %, personal care products – by 0.4 %, detergents and cleaning products – by 0.3%.

Travel by rail passenger transport over long distances rose by 2.3%, services hairdressing and personal service – by 1.5% , restaurants and hotels, health care, recreation areas, entertainment, and culture – by 0.4%.

In the sphere of housing and communal services, tariffs for sewerage increased by 3.1 %, cold water – 3 %, property – 0.9%, garbage disposal – by 0.5%

Source: http://www.kt.kz/rus/economy/infljacija_v_kazahstane_v_2013_godu_sostavila_4_8_1153582533.html.