BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan.7
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Prices of Kazakhstan’s industrial manufacturers increased by 1.4 percent in 2019, Trend reports with reference to Kazakhstan’s Statistics Committee.
Thus, prices in processing industry increased by 4.3 percent, whereas prices in mining industry did not change. Industrial goods grew in price by 1.4 percent, and services of industrial nature increased in price by 1.1 percent.
In 2019, prices of industrial manufacturers on mazut by 21.3 percent, coal by 10.1 percent, metal ores by 3.2 percent, liquefied propane and butane by 1.7 percent, natural gas by 0.6 percent.
Prices on petrol decreased by 8.1 percent, oil by 0.5 percent, diesel fuel by 0.3 percent.
Increase of prices was observed on precious metals by 26 percent, lead by 8.3 percent, and ferrous metals rolling by 0.9 percent.
Decrease of prices was observed on aluminum by 6.9 percent, zinc by 5.9 percent, ferroalloys by 4.9 percent, copper by 1.1 percent.
In turn, increase of prices was also observed on rye flour by 48.8 percent, wheat flour by 27.4 percent, cereals by 51.6 percent, noodles by 18.9 percent, rice by 18.3 percent, bread by 11.5 percent, milk products by 7.6 percent, tea by 4 percent, vegetable oil by 2.8 percent.
Decrease of prices among food items was observed on granulated sugar (2.5 percent).
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