BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. Consumers in Azerbaijan purchased goods worth 29.6 million manat ($17.4 million) from January through June 2025, including 16.2 million manat ($9.5 million) in food products, beverages, and tobacco, and 13.3 million manat ($7.8 million) in non-food items.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that the real growth in retail trade turnover was driven by a rise of 1.5 percent in food and tobacco sales and a 6.7 percent increase in non-food goods.
Moreover, 50.5 percent of consumer spending was on food products, 4.4 percent on beverages and tobacco, 12.8 percent on textiles, clothing, and footwear, 6.2 percent on automobile gasoline and diesel fuel, 4.6 percent on electrical goods and furniture, 2.4 percent on pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, 1.2 percent on computers, telecommunications equipment, and printed products, and 17.9 percent on other non-food items during this period.
Non-state enterprises constituted a staggering 99.8 percent of
the aggregate retail trade turnover, with a sales value escalation
of 3.8 percent in real terms relative to the preceding fiscal
year.
Retail turnover exhibited an uptick of 8.8 percent within corporate
entities, a modest 0.5 percent increment among sole proprietors,
and a 4.2 percent enhancement in the context of marketplaces and
fairs when juxtaposed with the corresponding timeframe from the
previous year.
During the initial semester of 2025, the per capita expenditure in
the retail sector averaged 482.8 manat ($284) on a monthly basis,
comprising 264.9 manat ($155.8) allocated towards consumables such
as food products, beverages, and tobacco, while 217.9 manat
($128.1) was directed towards non-consumable goods.
