Money supply (M3) in Kazakhstan as of May 1 of 2004 reached KZT1,090.3 bn.

/REUTERS, Almaty, June 14, 04/ - As of May 1, 2004 money supply (M3) of Kazakhstan rose by 3.5% in comparison with previous month to KZT1,090.3 bn, (1,053.3 bn as of April 1) as regular report of Kazakhstan statistics agency states referring to National bank's data. Emission of monetary funds in March 2004 totaled KZT12.6 bn. As of May 1 volume of monetary base equaled KZT316.3 bn. Following is the dynamics of the money supply change (in billion KZT, by the end of the period): ------------------------------------------------------ Aggregate Position of Month М3 М2 М1 М0 М0 in М3, as % ------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- -------------- April 2004 1,090.3 784.1 452.9 257.0 23.6 March 2004 1,053.3 770.0 442.5 244.9 23.2 February 2004 1,016.3 732.4 426.7 241.3 23.7 January 2004 969.8 700.3 402.6 231.2 23.8 2003 969.8 691.7 411.3 238.7 24.6 2002* 765.0 498.1 287.3 161.7 21.1 2001 576.0 338.0 224.2 131.2 22.8 2000 397.0 290.6 195.4 106.4 26.8 ------------------------------------------------------ * including final turnovers. [2004-06-14]