In September 2007 size of cost of living in average per head in Republic of Kazakhstan made KZT10,381.0 - Statistics agency

/Statistics agency of Republic of Kazakhstan, October 2, 07/ - Size of cost of living in average per head in Republic of Kazakhstan in September 2007 made KZT10,381.0. Size of cost of living statistical data for September ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-food staff Correlation Change to, % Size of and with value --------------- cost Food paid services in average August December of living staff per head, % 2007 2006 ------------------- --------- ----- -------------- ----------- ------ -------- In average per head 10,381 6,229 4,152 100.0 100.7 125.2 Social- demographical groups: kids, up to 13 9,053 5,432 3,621 87.2 99.5 137.4 years teenagers, 14-17 years boys 12,905 7,743 5,162 124.3 101.0 123.4 girls 9,887 5,932 3,955 95.2 101.0 123.4 able-bodied citizens, upwards 18 years: Men 12,231 7,339 4,892 117.8 100.8 123.6 Women 9,701 5,821 3,880 93.4 100.8 123.5 Pensioners and oldsters 9,586 5,751 3,835 92.3 100.9 123.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Methodological explanations: Cost of living - is needed minimal money income per one person, equal in size to cost of minimal consumer basket of goods. Minimal consumer basket of goods represents itself as the minimal assortment of food staffs, commodities and services, needed fro provision of person's live in natural and price expression. It consists from consumer basket of goods and fixed stake of costs for non-food staffs and paid services. Stake of costs for minimally needed non-food staffs and services for calculating of cost of living is set in size of 40% from cost of minimal consumer basket of goods.. [2007-10-02]