In January-June 2010, a rise of the retail goods turnover got restored amid continuing rise of the community services and was 9.0%. The amount of retail goods turnover comprised AZN 8285.0mln. In particular, 72.4% accounted for retail trade, 27.6% - paid services.
In January-June 2010 trading networks of Azerbaijan sold population consumer goods at 6258.6 million manat, which is 8.4% more than 2009. Legal entities provided 14.1% of turnover, fairs and markets - 41.6%, individual entrepreneurs - 43.6%.
In January-June 2010, every citizen of the country acquired consumer goods and paid services at 154.7 manat that is 10.8 percent higher than 2009.
In January-June 2010 commercial services to population made up 2026.4 million manat, or up 10.5 percent. Individual entrepreneurs provided 71.6% of services, legal entities - 28.4%, with growth of 10.7% and 10.1% respectively.
Prices
In January-June, the prices for consumer goods and tariffs for services declined 0.6 percent compared with the previous month, and compared to January-June 2009 grew by 4.9 percent (data from State Statistics Committee).
The prices for food products in June dropped 1.1 percent compared to May, non-food products remained unchanged, and tariffs for service rose 0.1%.
Compared with January-June 2009, food prices grew by 4.6 percent, non-food products - 1.8 percent, and tariffs for the service sector - 8.1 percent.
In June 2010, the base index of the consumer prices incurring seasonal changes (fruits and vegetable) and being regulated by the Government rose by 0.1% as compared to the previous month, and 2.4% to 2009.
As compared to the previous month, in June 2010 the index of industrial goods price decreased 4.8%, but rose 55.5% compared to the same period of the last year.
The price in oil and gas production decreased 7.1% in June compared to previous month, but rose 72.7% in January-June compared to the same period of 2009.
The prices in refining chemical products increased 0.1% in the month and growth totaled 9.1% at annualized pace.
In June, the prices in metallurgy decreased 0.3 percent compared to the previous month, but rose 23.3% at annualized pace. The prices for electricity, gas and water remained unchanged compared to previous month, and during the year.
Average price indexes and basic food commodities
in June 2010
|
Products |
June 2009 (kg, manat.) |
June 2010 (kg, manat.) |
June 2010 compared to June 2010 |
January-June 2010 compared to January-June 2009 |
|
Beef |
5,60 |
5,50 |
100,0 |
98,2 |
|
Mutton |
6,51 |
6,43 |
99,7 |
98,8 |
|
Bird |
3,64 |
3,60 |
99,7 |
98,9 |
|
Butter |
4,79 |
5,50 |
99,5 |
115,0 |
|
Vegetable oil |
1,82 |
1,76 |
100,0 |
96,7 |
|
Margarine |
2,03 |
2,22 |
100,2 |
109,4 |
|
Milk |
0,67 |
0,90 |
99,6 |
135,2 |
|
Kefir |
1,24 |
1,34 |
101,4 |
107,3 |
|
Sheep cheese |
3,95 |
4,08 |
100,4 |
103,1 |
|
Egg (10 units) |
0,92 |
1,05 |
106,4 |
114,0 |
|
Granulated sugar |
0,81 |
0,97 |
100,0 |
119,0 |
|
Sugar |
1,00 |
1,19 |
100,1 |
118,7 |
|
Tea (500 гр) |
3,81 |
3,95 |
100,0 |
103,7 |
|
Salt |
0,45 |
0,48 |
100,0 |
105,1 |
|
Wheat flour |
0,52 |
0,59 |
99,9 |
113,6 |
|
Bread |
0,54 |
0,53 |
100,0 |
96,9 |
|
Rice |
1,57 |
1,54 |
99,6 |
98,0 |
|
Semolina |
1,23 |
1,35 |
100,0 |
109,5 |
|
Buckwheat |
0,94 |
1,00 |
100,1 |
106,7 |
|
Macaroni |
1,42 |
1,37 |
100,0 |
96,1 |
|
Vermicelli |
1,35 |
1,35 |
100,0 |
99,6 |
|
Potatoes |
0,46 |
0,67 |
95,4 |
145,1 |
|
Cabbage |
0,41 |
0,53 |
108,4 |
127,6 |
|
Onion |
0,47 |
0,54 |
78,3 |
116,5 |
|
Garlic |
1,31 |
1,79 |
85,6 |
136,7 |
|
Beetroot |
0,87 |
0,81 |
96,6 |
93,5 |
|
Carrot |
0,83 |
0,85 |
96,8 |
102,3 |
|
Cucumber |
0,69 |
0,69 |
93,7 |
100,5 |
|
Tomatoes |
1,30 |
1,41 |
86,8 |
108,3 |
|
Greenery (1 пучок) |
0,14 |
0,16 |
100,8 |
110,4 |
|
Bunch |
1,22 |
1,22 |
101,4 |
100,2 |
|
Cherries |
1,51 |
2,08 |
99,2 |
138,3 |
|
Strawberries |
1,71 |
1,92 |
97,3 |
112,4 |
Source: State Customs Committee