According to the official statistics, in June prices on housing in Kazakhstan decreased by 0.5% on primary market, by 3.6% - on the secondary market

/IRBIS, Vitaliy Kim, July 10, 08/ - Below is given a table of dynamics of supply prices (sale) on housing in June 2008 that is compiled by IRBIS agency according to the data of Statistics Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (www.stat.kz). The selling prices are given in thousands tenge per one square meter. Trends are specified in percent in relationship with the last month. ----------------------------------------------------- Primary market: Secondary market: ----------------- ----------------- Region Value, trend, % Value, trend, % or city th. KZT th. KZT --------------- ------- -------- ------- -------- Kazakhstan 156.3 -0.5 117.9 -3.6 Astana 196.5 0 192.6 -14.9 Almaty 323.3 0 235.2 -3.3 Aktau 157.4 -4.0 222.4 -4.0 Aktobe 123.0 0 126.4 -6.6 Atyrau 138.8 0 100.0 0 Jezkazgan 56.5 0 64.6 0 Karaganda 134.9 0 68.3 0 Kokshetau 119.1 0 112.0 0 Kostanay 120.0 0 110.6 0 Kyzylorda 73.8 0 72.1 0 Pavlodar 130.0 0 97.3 0 Petropavlovsk 66.9 0 124.6 -1.8 Semipalatinsk 86.8 0 100.1 -3.3 Taldykorgan 56.5 0 81.6 -6.6 Taraz 56.5 0 72.6 0 Uralsk 140.4 0 136.4 0 Ust-Kamenogorsk 111.0 0 120.4 -2.9 Shymkent 119.0 -2.7 85.0 -5.6 ----------------------------------------------------- To compare official statistics data with alternative sources of information, IRBIS agency presents information from "Kazakhstan nedvizhimost" sites (www.kn.kz) and "Krysha" (www.krysha.kz). According to www.kn.kz, average supply price on housing on secondary market in Almaty 24.06.08 made $2,095 per sq. meter or equivalent KZT253.0 th. according to exchange rate. Detailed information on "Kazakhstan nedvizhimost" in Almaty is available in the following table. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Value, Trend Value, Date USD per sq. m. value, % USD/KZT rate KZT th per sq. m -------- -------------- -------- ------------ ---------------- 25.05.07 3,635 X 120.68 438.7 01.06.07 3,668 +0.91 122.24 448.4 08.06.07 3,656 -0.33 121.09 442.7 15.06.07 3,622 -0.93 122.66 444.3 22.06.07 3,596 -0.72 122.60 440.9 29.06.07 3,659 +1.75 122.31 447.5 06.07.07 3,708 +1.34 121.82 451.7 13.07.07 3,680 -0.76 121.99 448.9 20.07.07 3,727 +1.28 122.03 454.8 25.09.07 3,292 -11.67 121.29 399.3 02.10.07 3,226 -2.00 120.98 390.3 09.10.07 3,152 -2.29 120.94 381.2 16.10.07 3,096 -1.78 120.74 373.8 23.10.07 2,944 -4.91 120.76 355.5 30.10.07 2,882 -2.11 120.84 348.3 06.11.07 2,797 -2.95 120.92 338.2 13.11.07 2,829 +1.14 120.62 341.2 20.11.07 2,819 -0.35 120.60 340.0 27.11.07 2,840 +0.74 120.59 342.5 04.12.07 2,803 -1.30 120.87 338.8 11.12.07 2,778 -0.89 120.71 335.3 18.12.07 2,723 -1.98 120.73 328.7 28.12.07 2,731 +0.29 120.55 329.2 31.12.07 2,664 -2.45 120.30 320.5 08.01.08 2,639 -0.94 120.65 318.4 15.01.08 2,668 +1.10 120.42 321.3 22.01.08 2,584 -3.15 120.36 311.0 29.01.08 2,615 +1.20 120.25 314.5 05.02.08 2,582 -1.26 120.35 310.7 12.02.08 2,580 -0.08 120.37 310.6 19.02.08 2,620 +1.55 120.19 314.9 26.02.08 2,524 -3.66 120.75 304.8 04.03.08 2,461 -2.50 120.77 297.2 11.03.08 2,505 +1.79 120.65 302.2 18.03.08 2,467 -1.52 120.72 297.8 25.03.08 2,384 -3.36 120.65 287.6 01.04.08 2,373 -0.46 120.60 286.2 08.04.08 2,209 -6.91 120.55 266.3 15.04.08 2,191 -0.81 120.32 263.6 22.04.08 2,198 +0.32 120.45 264.7 29.04.08 2,282 +3.82 120.39 274.7 06.05.08 2,250 -1.40 120.48 271.1 13.05.08 2,274 +1.07 120.61 274.3 20.05.08 2,249 -1.10 120.61 271.3 27.05.08 2,331 +3.65 120.58 281.1 03.06.08 2,169 -6.95 120.74 261.9 10.06.08 2,313 +6.64 120.70 279.2 17.06.08 2,224 -3.85 120.72 268.5 24.06.08 2,095 -5.80 120.77 253.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Data on Astana is as follows. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Value, Trend Value, Date USD per sq. m. value, % USD/KZT rate KZT th per sq. m -------- -------------- -------- ------------ ---------------- 24.06.07 1,988 X 122.60 243.7 01.07.07 2,040 +2.62 122.31 249.5 08.07.07 2,032 -0.39 121.82 247.5 15.07.07 2,058 +1.28 121.99 251.1 22.07.07 2,131 +3.55 122.03 260.0 18.09.07 2,137 +0.28 121.53 259.7 25.09.07 2,124 -0.61 121.29 257.6 02.10.07 2,094 -1.41 120.98 253.3 09.10.07 2,102 +0.38 120.94 254.2 16.10.07 2,101 -0.05 120.74 253.7 23.10.07 2,097 -0.19 120.76 253.2 30.10.07 2,128 +1.48 120.84 257.1 06.11.07 2,163 +1.64 120.92 261.6 13.11.07 2,151 -0.55 120.62 259.5 20.11.07 2,150 -0.05 120.60 259.3 27.11.07 2,129 -0.98 120.59 256.7 04.12.07 2,134 +0.23 120.87 257.9 11.12.07 2,136 +0.09 120.71 257.8 18.12.07 2,155 +0.89 120.73 260.2 25.12.07 2,153 -0.09 120.84 260.2 08.01.08 2,130 -1.07 120.65 257.0 15.01.08 2,125 -0.23 120.42 255.9 22.01.08 2,114 -0.52 120.36 254.4 29.01.08 2,113 -0.05 120.25 254.1 05.02.08 2,105 -0.38 120.35 253.3 12.02.08 2,089 -0.76 120.37 251.5 19.02.08 2,073 -0.77 120.19 249.2 26.02.08 2,052 -1.01 120.75 247.8 04.03.08 2,037 -0.73 120.77 246.0 11.03.08 2,012 -1.23 120.65 242.7 18.03.08 2,010 -0.10 120.72 242.6 24.03.08 2,010 0 120.42 242.0 31.03.08 1,977 -1.64 120.69 238.6 07.04.08 1,967 -0.51 120.56 237.1 15.04.08 1,951 -0.81 120.32 234.7 22.04.08 1,926 -1.28 120.45 232.0 29.04.08 1,902 -1.25 120.39 229.0 06.05.08 1,882 -1.05 120.48 226.7 13.05.08 1,896 +0.74 120.61 228.7 20.05.08 1,872 -1.27 120.61 225.8 27.05.08 1,842 -1.60 120.58 222.1 03.06.08 1,819 -1.25 120.74 219.6 10.06.08 1,813 -0.33 120.70 218.8 17.06.08 1,795 -0.99 120.72 216.7 24.06.08 1,800 +0.28 120.77 217.4 01.07.08 1,772 -1.56 120.65 213.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Data on Karaganda is as follows. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Value, Trend Value, Date USD per sq. m. value, % USD/KZT rate KZT th per sq. m -------- -------------- -------- ------------ ---------------- 17.04.07 843 X 122.02 102.9 24.04.07 844 +0.10 121.05 102.1 01.05.07 853 +1.08 120.10 102.4 08.05.07 864 +1.30 119.32 103.1 15.05.07 874 +1.11 119.59 104.5 22.05.07 879 +0.58 120.14 105.6 29.05.07 895 +1.82 122.03 109.2 05.06.07 898 +0.32 121.87 109.4 12.06.07 908 +1.17 121.78 110.6 19.06.07 929 +2.30 122.36 113.7 26.06.07 932 +0.34 121.62 113.4 03.07.07 923 -0.99 121.87 112.5 10.07.07 935 +1.30 121.83 113.9 17.07.07 938 +0.32 121.67 114.1 24.07.07 964 +2.77 122.59 118.2 31.07.07 982 +1.87 123.58 121.4 07.08.07 990 +0.81 124.75 123.5 14.08.07 976 -1.41 125.50 122.5 21.08.07 999 +2.36 125.04 124.9 28.08.07 1,021 +2.20 126.05 128.7 04.09.07 1,007 -1.37 123.98 124.8 11.09.07 1,007 0 122.17 123.0 18.09.07 1,023 +1.59 121.53 124.3 25.09.07 1,002 -2.05 121.29 121.5 02.10.07 992 -1.00 120.98 120.0 09.10.07 972 -2.02 120.94 117.6 16.10.07 950 -2.26 120.74 114.7 22.10.07 943 -0.74 120.71 113.8 30.10.07 930 -1.38 120.84 112.4 04.11.07 930 0 121.00 112.5 12.11.07 927 -0.32 120.67 111.9 20.11.07 919 -0.86 120.60 110.8 27.11.07 921 +0.22 120.59 111.1 04.12.07 909 -1.30 120.87 109.9 10.12.07 911 +0.22 120.78 110.0 17.12.07 906 -0.55 120.73 109.4 25.12.07 898 -0.88 120.84 108.5 07.01.08 884 -1.56 120.55 106.6 14.01.08 893 +1.02 120.45 107.6 21.01.08 890 -0.34 120.50 107.2 28.01.08 879 -1.24 120.19 105.6 05.02.08 883 +0.46 120.35 106.3 11.02.08 878 -0.57 120.35 105.7 18.02.08 870 -0.91 120.07 104.5 25.02.08 874 +0.46 120.50 105.3 03.03.08 864 -1.14 120.68 104.3 10.03.08 858 -0.69 120.66 103.5 17.03.08 837 -2.45 120.68 101.0 24.03.08 820 -2.03 120.42 98.7 31.03.08 778 -5.12 120.69 93.9 07.04.08 776 -0.26 120.56 93.6 14.04.08 762 -1.80 120.44 91.8 21.04.08 745 -2.23 120.54 89.8 28.04.08 730 -2.01 120.52 88.0 05.05.08 726 -0.55 120.48 87.5 12.05.08 714 -1.65 120.56 86.1 20.05.08 710 -0.56 120.61 85.6 26.05.08 710 0 120.53 85.6 02.06.08 701 -1.27 120.65 84.6 09.06.08 688 -1.85 120.70 83.0 16.06.08 694 +0.87 120.69 83.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thus, according to "Kazakhstan nedvizhimost" prices on secondary housing market in Almaty in June decreased by 10.0% in tenge equivalent, in Astana - by 2.7%. Data on Karaganda as of the end of June is absent. "Krysha" (www.krysha.kz) doesn't differentiate primary and secondary markets. This source data on housing prices in Almaty is as follows. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Value, Trend Value, (2008) USD per sq. m. value, % USD/KZT rate KZT th per sq. m ----------- -------------- -------- ------------ ---------------- February 7 2,697 X 120.24 324.3 February 13 2,632 -2.41 120.32 316.7 February 20 2,623 -0.34 120.12 315.1 February 27 2,601 -0.84 120.77 314.1 March 4 2,524 -2.96 120.77 304.8 March 12 2,510 -0.55 120.74 303.1 March 19 2,478 -1.27 120.71 299.1 March 26 2,413 -2.62 120.78 291.4 April 2 2,387 -1.08 120.60 287.9 April 9 2,263 -5.19 120.57 272.9 April 16 2,184 -3.49 120.26 262.6 April 23 2,249 +2.98 120.36 270.7 April 30 2,254 +0.22 120.38 271.3 May 7 2,214 -1.77 120.50 266.8 May 14 2,251 +1.67 120.57 271.4 May 21 2,243 -0.36 120.59 270.5 May 28 2,212 -1.38 120.54 266.6 June 4 2,173 -1.76 120.73 262.3 June 11 2,206 +1.52 120.72 266.3 June 18 2,276 +3.17 120.63 274.6 June 25 2,249 -1.19 120.84 271.8 June 2 2,123 -5.60 120.58 256.0 June 9 2,231 +5.09 120.38 268.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Judging by this source, in Almaty supply prices on housing in June decreased in average by 4.0%. Thus, comparing official and unofficial statistic data we conclude that they are comparable in Almaty in the whole. IRBIS possessing information not allow making correct comparison with other cities. [2008-07-10]