Prices for some food products decreased - Kazakh Ministry of National Economy

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - There was a decrease in prices of some food products in August this year, according to the Committee on Statistics of Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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"We observed the decline in prices for rice by 1.5%, pasta - by 1.4%, meat - by 1.3%, poultry - by 0.9%, dairy products - by 0.4%," the report says.

In addition, the prices of manufacturers of industrial products decreased by 2% in August 2015.

"In August, prices in the mining industry decreased by 3.3%, manufacturing - by 0.6%. Prices for manufactured goods were lower by 2.4%, production services - 2.1% higher," the agency informs.

Last month there was decrease in prices for gas condensate by 11.4%, natural gas - by 10%, oil - by 3%, liquefied propane and butane - by 1.4%, their increase - for diesel fuel by 1.7%, metal ores - 0.9%.

Aluminum prices were lower by 6.4%, precious metals - by 5%, lead - by 4.1%, copper - by 4%, zinc - by 3.8%.