Prices for socially significant products for the year increased by 11.8%

Over the past week, prices for socially significant food products have not changed Over the past week, prices for socially significant food products have not changed, and in annual terms increased by 11.8%, the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs. Economists presented average prices for some goods from the list of socially significant as of April 11 of this year. So, a kilogram of buckwheat costs Kazakhstanis 434 tenge, a kilogram of onions - 178 tenge, chicken meat - 1235 tenge per kilogram. The list of socially significant food products includes 19 items. Price monitoring is carried out weekly. Information on price changes is collected in all regional centers, in cities of republican significance and in the capital. To do this, trade facilities of various types (hypermarkets, supermarkets, shops, communal markets, social shops and pavilions) with a wide range of goods located in different parts of the settlement are selected," the press service of the department explained. Recall, Tokayev instructed the Minister of Trade to stabilize food prices.