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Cost of living hits $100 in Kazakhstan in October

Business Materials 1 November 2010 11:50 (UTC +04:00)

Kazakhstan, Astana, Nov. 1 / Trend A. Maratov /

The cost of living in Kazakhstan in October reached 14,752 tenge or roughly $100, the Kazakh State Statistics Agency reported.

"The cost of living in the average per capita, calculated on the basis of the minimum standards of basic foodstuff consumption in October, increased by 2.8 percent compared to the previous month and by 12.1 percent compared to the same period last year," the agency reported.

The costs of meat and fish hit 18.6 percent. Meanwhile, the cost of dairy, fat, oil products and eggs reached 14.5 percent, with fruits and vegetables jumping 16.2 percent, bread and cereal products increasing 8.1 percent, sugar, and tea and spices rising 2.6 percent.

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