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.