Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr I. Khalilova / Growth rate of prices for consumer goods and services in Azerbaijan made up 0.8% in August, 2007 compared to July, and 16.2% compared to August, 2006, according to the Azerbaijan State Statistics Committee.
The prices for foodstuffs increased in August by 1.3%, for non-foods by 0.4%, and tariffs for services remained unchanged.
Between January and August, 2007, inflation growth rate made up 15.9% compared to the same period of 2008. Prices for foodstuffs rose by 15.4%, for non-foods by 10.2%, and the tariffs for services increased by 24.4%.
Prices for foodstuffs in August increased by 14.8% compared to August 2006, for non-foods by 11%, for services by 26.6%.