{"version":"1","article":{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","slug":"azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation?lang=en","title":"Azerbaijan consumer prices rise 5.7% year on year in August","summary":"Monthly inflation was 0.2%; food, beverages and tobacco prices were up 7.2% year on year.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["inflation","statistics","food"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan","url":"https://www.stat.gov.az/news/index.php?id=6920&lang=en","publishedAt":"2026-09-10","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-consumer-inflation?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Consumer prices in Azerbaijan rose 0.2% in August 2026 from July and 5.7% from August 2025, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 10. The consumer price index for January-August was 5.7% higher than in the same eight months of 2025. Over that period, food, beverages and tobacco rose 6.9%, non-food products 3.7% and paid services 5.6%.","In August, food, beverages and tobacco prices increased 0.3% month on month and 7.2% year on year. Non-food prices rose 0.1% from July and 3.7% from a year earlier, while paid services rose 0.2% and 5.0%, respectively. The committee specifically noted monthly increases in leisure tours and international passenger air transport. The index measures average price change across its consumer basket; it does not describe every household’s spending pattern or every individual item."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Monthly inflation was 0.2%; food, beverages and tobacco prices were up 7.2% year on year.\n\nConsumer prices in Azerbaijan rose 0.2% in August 2026 from July and 5.7% from August 2025, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 10. The consumer price index for January-August was 5.7% higher than in the same eight months of 2025. Over that period, food, beverages and tobacco rose 6.9%, non-food products 3.7% and paid services 5.6%.\n\nIn August, food, beverages and tobacco prices increased 0.3% month on month and 7.2% year on year. Non-food prices rose 0.1% from July and 3.7% from a year earlier, while paid services rose 0.2% and 5.0%, respectively. The committee specifically noted monthly increases in leisure tours and international passenger air transport. The index measures average price change across its consumer basket; it does not describe every household’s spending pattern or every individual item.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}