ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 3. The business activity index in Kazakhstan slightly increased to 49.7 from 48.1 in January 2024 , Trend reports, citing the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
The dynamics of the index were affected by the improvement in the indicator in the services sector, where the index moved into the growth zone and amounted to 50.6 (in December 2023 – 48.1). In production, the indicator was also in the positive zone, despite a decrease to 50.5 (from 51.7 in December 2023).
A decrease in business activity was noted in the mining industry and construction, where the indices were 45.7 and 46.8, respectively (in December 2023 - 49.8 and 46.6, respectively). All components deteriorated in these sectors, except mining inventories.
In addition, estimates of current and future business conditions remained unchanged.
The business climate index, which is an average assessment of current and future business conditions, amounted to 9.1 (9.2 in December 2023).
