BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 13. As much as 2.3 billion manat ($1.3 billion) worth of gasoline and diesel fuel was sold to consumers through Azerbaijan’s retail network from January through July of this year.
This is according to data from the State Statistics Committee.
According to the information, this figure is 4.9% higher than during the same period in 2025.
In the period from January through July 2026, goods worth 38.4 billion manat ($22.5 billion) were sold to consumers through the retail network, including food, beverages, and tobacco products worth 20.8 billion manat ($12.2 billion), and non-food goods worth 17.5 billion manat ($10.3 billion).
Compared to the same period last year, retail trade turnover grew by 3.8% in real terms, with sales of food, beverages, and tobacco products increasing by 1.4% and sales of non-food goods by 6.6%.
In the first seven month of 2026, 50.0% of the funds spent by consumers in the retail sector on goods went toward food, 4.3% toward beverages and tobacco products, 12.5% toward textiles, clothing, and footwear, 6.1% on automotive fuel, 4.8% on electrical goods and furniture, 2.8% on pharmaceutical products and medical supplies, 1.4% on computers, telecommunications equipment, and printed materials, and 18.1% on other non-food goods.
Over the reporting period, the average monthly expenditure per person in the retail network was 533.6 manat ($313.9), including 290.0 manat ($170.6) on food, beverages, and tobacco products, and 243.6 manat on non-food items.
