Value of the subsistence minimum amounted to KZT 17,335 in Kazakhstan in August 2011

/IRBIS, September 1, 2011/ - Living wage in June 2011 amounted to 17,335 tenge, was indicated in the message released today by the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics. The subsistence minimum in the average per capita, calculated on the basis of the minimum standards of consumption of basic foodstuffs, in August 2011 compared to the previous month increased by 4.4%, August 2010. - 18.9%. In its structure the share of the cost of meat and fish was 19.4%, milk, fat and oil products and eggs - 14.1%, fruits and vegetables - 16.4%, bread and cereal products - 7.5%, sugar, tea and spices - 2.6%. 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 17,335 15,239 21,548 16,509 20,394 16,180 16,005 Foodstuff 10,401 9,143 12,929 9,905 12,236 9,708 9,603 None-foodstuff and payable services 6,934 6,096 8,619 6,604 8,158 6,472 6,402 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2011-09-01]