The size of living wage made KTZ 13 568 in August, 2009

/Statistic agency of Republic Kazakhstan, 01.09.09/ - The size of living wage on the average per capita, calculated proceeding from the minimum norms of consumption of the basic foodstuff and in comparison with August 2008 in last month August 2009 it has increased from 1.8 % to 4.8 %. In its structure the share of expenses on meat and fish acquisition occupied 17.9 %, fruit and vegetables - 16.9 %, dairy, oil and oil products and eggs - 14.1 %, bakeries - 8.8 %, sugar, tea and spices - 2.3 %. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ teenagers Workable capita 14-17 years old above than 18 Pension Average years age and per Kids old old --------------- --------------- capital capita 0-13 years boys girls муж. жен. old ------------------ ------- ---------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- The size of living wage 13,568 12,001 16,837 12,898 15,958 12,661 12,492 Foodstuffs 8,141 7,201 10,102 7,739 9,575 7,597 7,495 None foodstuffs and 5,427 4,800 6,735 5,159 6,383 5,064 4,997 payable services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Living wage -- a minimum of necessary monetary income on one person, which is equal on size of cost of the minimum consumer's basket. The minimum consumer's basket represents the minimum set of a foodstuff, the goods and the services necessary for maintenance of ability to live of the person in natural and cost expression. It consists of a food basket and the fixed share of expenses on none foodstuffs and payable services. The share of expenses on is minimum necessary none foodstuffs and services for living wage calculation is established at a rate of 40 percent of cost of the minimum consumer's basket.