Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ALMATY, May 12 (Xinhua) — Kazakhstan’s GDP growth was 6 percent in January-April 2025, according to forecast data from the National Statistics Bureau of Kazakhstan, the press service of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan reported on Monday.
Acceleration of the pace of development is noted in key sectors of the economy: transport /22.4 percent/, trade /7 percent/. Growth was also recorded in agriculture /3.9 percent/ and communications /2.6 percent/.
Growth in the transport sector was achieved due to an increase in the volume of services for the transportation of goods by rail and pipeline transport, the shares of which in the total volume of the industry amounted to 20.5 percent and 19.6 percent, respectively.
In the construction industry, the index of physical volume of work amounted to 16.2%.
The trade sector demonstrated steady growth – 7% against 6.3% in the first quarter. The wholesale trade indicator increased to 7.4%, retail – to 6.1%.
In industry, the production index reached 6.4%. Growth was noted in the mining sector – 7.1%, in particular due to an increase in coal production /11.2%/. In the manufacturing industry, the indicator is 7.2%, including the production of food products /12%/, tobacco products /26.3%/, chemical products /11.2%/ and mechanical engineering /11.2%/.
Agriculture is also showing positive dynamics. The gross output index for January-April was 3.9 percent. –0–