In Kazakhstan, the price of food commodities in January 2010 increased by 3.9%

/IRBIS, February 1, 2010/ - In Kazakhstan, food prices in January 2010 compared with January 2009 increased by 3.9%, indicated in the report issued today the Republic of Kazakhstan Agency for Statistics. It is reported that in January 2010 compared with the corresponding month in 2009 sugar prices increased by 40.2%, coffee, tea and cocoa by 25.4%, alcoholic beverages - by 9.4%, bakeries and pastry -- at 7,7%, confectionery products - by 6.3%, dairy products - by 3.1%, pasta - by 2%. Reduced prices observed for flour by 17.6%, fruit and vegetables - by 6.9%, eggs - by 6.4%, cereals - by 6.2%, oils and fats - 3.9%, bread - by 3.3%. Average prices of basic foodstuffs in the Republic of Kazakhstan January 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prices in KZT to kg ----------------------------------------------- Average min. max Ave --------------------- ------------ differ. Price rage --------------- ----- ------ ----- in City price city price Jan. 2009 -------------------- ---- --------------- ----- ------ ----- ------- --------- Wheat flour the first class 71 Pavlodar 39 Astana 107 2,7 86 Bread from the first Aktau class wheat flour 76 Taraz 58 105 1,8 78 Vermicelli 153 Zhezkazgan 126 Aktau 213 1,7 151 Rice 218 Kizilorda 150 Astana 306 2,0 210 Semolina 120 Pavlodar 70 Атырау 181 2,6 121 Buckwheat 127 Pavlodar 82 Aktau 181 2,2 139 Beef 641 Kokshetau 507 Almaty 793 1,6 598 Butter 752 Pavlodar 547 Almaty 1069 2,0 658 Sunflower, Ust-Kamenagorsk litr 225 182 Aktau 313 1,7 268 Row milk, 102 Petropavlovsk 74 Almaty 143 1,9 100 litr Eggs, dozen 178 Petropavlovsk 150 Almaty 218 1,5 191 Potatoes 56 Pavlodar 43 Aktau 79 1,8 73 Apples 185 Taldigorgan 133 Astana 302 2,3 190 Cabbage Pavlodar collard 50 34 Aktau 84 2,5 56 Sugar 173 Pavlodar 155 Almaty 188 1,2 121 Tea 1169 Pavlodar 954 Almaty 1412 1,5 918 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: check the price of food is carried out on sampling network of trading enterprises of all forms of property and on city markets in major cities of Kazakhstan. The level of average prices for the Republic defined as the arithmetic mean weighted value of the price level individual regions. [2010-02-01]