Money supply (M3) in Kazakhstan as of August 1, 2004 reached KZT 1,213.3 bn

/REUTERS, Almaty, September 13, 04/ - As of August 1, 2004 money supply (M3) of Kazakhstan rose 1.1% in comparison with previous month to KZT 1,213.3 bn from 1,200.3 bn as of July 1, says the monthly report of Kazakhstan Statistics Agency. Emission of monetary funds in July of 2004 totaled KZT 18.3 bn. As of August 1 total volume of monetary base (reserve money) equaled to KZT 380.3 bn. Following is the dynamics of money supply change (in billion KZT, by the end of the period): ------------------------------------------------------------ Aggregate Proportion Month М3 М2 М1 М0 М0 in М3, as % -------------- ------- ----- ----- ----- -------------- July, 2004 1,213.3 888.7 532.8 299.0 24.6 June, 2004 1,200.3 879.7 511.8 281.5 23.5 May, 2004 1,147.5 852.4 483.6 260.5 22.7 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* 971.2 692.8 411.6 238.7 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. [2004-09-13]