Azerbaijan’s retail trade network sold 50.8 billion manats worth of goods to the public in January-September 2026, up 3.8% in real terms year-on-year, the State Statistics Committee reported.
According to the committee, food products, beverages and tobacco accounted for 27.5 billion manats of the retail trade turnover, while non-food goods made up 23.3 billion manats. Sales of food items grew 1.4%, and non-food goods rose 6.7%.
Roughly half of consumer spending — 49.9% — went on food products. Beverages and tobacco took a 4.2% share. Textiles, clothing and footwear accounted for 13.4% of spending, car fuel for 6.0%, and electrical goods and furniture for 5.1%.
Pharmaceuticals and medical supplies made up 2.7% of spending, while computers, telecommunications equipment and printed products accounted for 1.6%. The remaining 17.1% went on other non-food goods.
The statistics show that, on average, each person in the country spent 549.2 manats a month during the reporting period. Of that, 297.2 manats went on food products, beverages and tobacco, and 252.0 manats on non-food goods.
