BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 10. The consumer price index (CPI) in Azerbaijan amounted to 5.7 percent in September 2025 compared to August 2024, including 7.9 percent for food, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products; 2.4 percent for non-food products; and 5.3 percent for paid services provided to the population.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee shows that compared to the previous month, over the reporting month, the CPI stood at 1.1 percent, and from January through September 2025, it reached 5.7 percent compared to the same period in 2024.
In the reporting month, the CPI for food, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products was 1.8 percent compared to the previous month and, from January through September 2025, 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year.
Compared to the previous month, this September, the highest month-on-month price increases among food items were seen in beef, lamb, milk, eggs, sunflower and corn oil, bananas, cherries, apricots, watermelons, white cabbage, greens, cucumbers, green beans, carrots, garlic, and chocolate products.
Prices decreased for lemons, apples, pears, melons, grapes, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, sweet peppers, eggplants, table beets, onions, and potatoes. Prices of other food items remained largely unchanged.
In September 2025, the CPI for non-food products was 0.5 percent compared to the previous month and, in the first nine months of this year, 2.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
The market dynamics observed a surge in the pricing indices for
furniture, automotive components, personal care products, office
supplies, and adornments, juxtaposed against a contraction in the
price metrics for seasonal apparel relative to the preceding month
of August in the current fiscal year.
Prices for ancillary non-edible commodities exhibited a consistent
equilibrium.
The Consumer Price Index for compensated services exhibited a 0.6
percent increment relative to the preceding month, alongside a 6.8
percent escalation from January through September when juxtaposed
with the analogous timeframe in 2024.
In September 2025, relative to the preceding month, notable
escalations in pricing were predominantly observed in the sectors
of apparel, textile maintenance services, transnational
telecommunications, global aviation travel, and gastronomic
services within dining establishments and coffeehouses.
Concurrently, the pricing structures for alternative monetized
offerings exhibited marginal fluctuations.
