Value of the subsistence minimum in Kazakhstan in May 2010amounted to KZT13,073

/IRBIS, June 1, 2010/ - Living wage in May, 2010 amounted to KZT13,073 - it's indicated in the issued reported by the Statistics Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on May 1, 2010. Living wage, on average, per capita, calculated on the basis of minimum standards of consumption of basic foodstuffs, in May 2010 compared with the previous month increased by 1.4% and by 4.0% in May 2009. In its structure the share of the cost of meat and fish held 20.0%, milk, oil and fat products and eggs - 16.3%, fruit and vegetables by 12.0%, cereal and cereal products by 8.8%, sugar, tea and spices on 2.9%. tenge (KZT) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teenagers Working 14-17 years population In old older of 18 overage Kids years old Pension ------------- ------------- and old popu 0-13 boys girls man woman population lation years old ------------------ -------- --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ---------- Volume of Living wage minimum 13,073 10,366 16,514 12,655 15,594 12,381 12,233 Foodstuff 7,844 6,220 9,909 7,593 9,356 7,428 7,340 None-foodstuff and payable services 5,229 4,146 6,605 5,062 6,238 4,953 4,893 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Living wage is necessary minimum monetary income per person, equal in magnitude to the value of the minimum consumer basket. Minimum consumption basket is a minimum set of food, goods and services needed for human life in physical and value terms. It consists of a food basket and a fixed percentage of expenditure on non-food goods and paid services. The share of the minimum required non-food goods and services to calculate the subsistence level set at 40 per cent of the value of the minimum consumer basket. [2010-06-01]