Kazakhstan Inflation Rate Hits 2-Year High

2025-09-03 00:31 By Kyrie Dichosa 1 min. read

The annual inflation rate in Kazakhstan accelerated to 12% in August 2025, compared to 11.8% recorded in the previous month.

This marks the highest inflation figure since August 2023, reflecting stronger price pressures across both food and non-food categories.

Food prices rose at a faster pace (11.7% vs. 11.2% in July), mainly influenced by higher costs of several essential items, particularly meat and meat products (16.2% vs. 13.2%), oils and fats (20.5% vs. 20.3%), eggs (8.4% vs. 0.3%), and dairy products (8.6% vs. 8.2%).

Non-food inflation also rose (9.7% vs. 9.5%), with notable increases seen in clothing (10.2% vs. 9.8%), gasoline (8.3% vs. 5.8%), as well as housing services, utilities, and energy-related expenses including water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (17.7% vs. 15.7%).

On a monthly basis, consumer prices advanced by 1%, quickening from a 0.7% rise in July, and registering the sharpest monthly increase in four months.



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