In Kazakhstan, the short-term economic indicator in January-July 2010 amounted to 109.2%

/IRBIS, August 12, 2010/ - Short-term economic indicator in January-July 2010 to January-July 2009 amounted to 109.2%, reported today the Republic of Kazakhstan Agency for Statistics. Calculation of short-term economic indicator is carried out to ensure efficiency and is based on the change in the indices release of the basic sectors: agriculture, industry, construction, trade, transport and communication, constituting 67-68% of GDP. Industrial output in January-July 2010 amounted to KZT6,474.7 billion in current prices, that is 11% more than in January-July 2009. In mining and quarrying production rose by 5.8%, processing industry - 19.4%, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning - by 8.1%, water: sewer system, control over the collection and distribution of waste - 6.7%. The volume of gross agricultural output in January-July 2010 amounted to KZT460.0 billion, an increase of 1.3% compared to January-July 2009. Investment in fixed assets in January-July 2010 amounted to KZT2,257.6 billion, or 2.9% less than the same period last year. The volume of cargo in January-July 2010 amounted to 201.3 billion ton- kilometers (estimating the volume of freight non-transport organizations and businesses involved in commercial transport) and increased by 10,4% compared with the corresponding period in 2009. The volume of retail turnover for the period totaled KZT1,589,968.7 million (without VAT catering) and increased by 13.3% compared with January-July 2009. The volume of wholesale trade turnover for the reporting period amounted to KZT 3,890,727.5 million and increased by 13.5% compared with January-July 2009. The range of services to provide food and beverages during the reporting period amounted to KZT74,617.7 million and increased by 7.5% compared with January-July 2009. Consumer price index in July 2010 compared to December 2009 amounted to 104.6%. Prices for foodstuffs increased by 5.6%, non-food - at 3%, paid services - by 4,8%. Prices of enterprises producing industrial products in July 2010 compared with December 2009 increased by - 2.5%. The gross domestic product, according to updated information, for the first half of 2010 amounted at current prices KZT8,733.0 billion. Compared with the same period in 2009, real GDP grew by 8.0%. In the GDP share of manufacturing goods was 40.5%, services - 56.8%. Foreign trade turnover of Kazakhstan (the data of Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, excluding non-organized trade) in January-June 2010 was US$42,539.5 million in comparison with January-June 2009 increased by 40.1%, in including export - US$29,579.8 million (at 72.2% more), import - 12 959.7 million U.S. dollars (1.8% less). Per capita nominal incomes of the population estimated in June 2010 amounted to KZT41,181. The increase compared to June 2009 amounted to 17.7% in nominal and 10.2% in real cash incomes. Average monthly nominal wages, accrued to employees in June 2010 amounted to KZT81,266. Increase by June 2009 amounted to 17.9%. Index of real wages by June 2009 amounted to 110.4%. Unemployed assessment in July 2010 amounted to 498.1 thousand people. Unemployment rate reached 5.7% of economically active population. Number of persons registered with employment as unemployed at the end of July 2010 amounted to 71.7 thousand persons or 0.8% of the economically active population. The level of hidden unemployment has been estimated to 0.4% of the economically active population. The number of registered legal entities as of August 1, 2010 totaled 298,387 units, an increase compared with the corresponding period last year by 2%, including 282,577 units employing fewer than 50 people. The number of operating entities amounted to 190,780, among which small enterprises account for 175,965 units. Number of small business entities (legal persons) in the republic amounted to 215,164 units and has increased compared with the corresponding period last year to 2.4%. [2010-08-12]