Value of the subsistence minimum amounted to KZT 16,844 in Kazakhstan in September 2011

/IRBIS, October 3, 2011/ - Living wage in September 2011 amounted to 16,844 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 September 2011 compared to the previous month decreased by 2.8%, September 2010 - increased by 17.4%. In its structure the share of the cost of meat and fish was 20.3%, milk, fat and oil products and eggs - 14.8%, fruits and vegetables - 14.6%, bread and cereal products - 7.7%, 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 16,844 14,701 21,001 16,090 19,822 15,728 15,584 Foodstuff 10,106 8,821 12,600 9,654 11,893 9,437 9,350 None-foodstuff and payable services 6,738 5,880 8,401 6,436 7,929 6,291 6,234 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [2011-10-03]