/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 %.

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                                            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
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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
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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.