BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 13. Consumers in Azerbaijan spent 1.7 billion manat ($1 billion) on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products from January through August 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that this represents a marginal increase of 0.1 percent compared to the same period last year.
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco accounted for 4.3 percent of the total retail trade turnover.
Meanwhile, overall retail sales during the reporting period reached 40.4 billion manat ($23.7 billion), including 22.2 billion manat ($13 billion) worth of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as 18.2 billion manat ($10.7 billion) worth of non-food products.
Moreover, Azerbaijan's retail trade turnover grew by 3.7 percent in real terms, with food, beverages, and tobacco up by 1.3 percent and non-food products rising by 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year.
