Azerbaijani population increases consumer spending by 9%

The sold goods and consumed payable services to the population made AZN 8.1 bln during January-May, 2011, up 9.4% from year earlier.

Sate Statistical Committee says population’s purchaser power increased during the same period. Thus, each citizen consumed average AZN 179.7 consumer goods and payable services.

“73.5% of real growth rate on consumption market came from retail trade, 4% - from catering, 22.5% - from paid services”, said the Committee.


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