Azerbaijan's gasoline and diesel retail sales rise 4% in January-September

Consumers in Azerbaijan purchased 3.0582 billion manats ($1.80 billion) worth of motor gasoline and diesel fuel through the retail trade network in January-September 2026.

According to Report, citing the State Statistics Committee, the figure was 4% higher than in the first nine months of 2025.

Motor gasoline and diesel fuel accounted for 6% of the money consumers spent on goods purchased for final consumption during the nine-month period.

For comparison, consumers purchased 50.8 billion manats ($29.88 billion) worth of goods through Azerbaijan's retail trade network in January-September, including 27.5 billion manats ($16.18 billion) worth of food products, beverages and tobacco products and 23.3 billion manats ($13.71 billion) worth of non-food goods.

Compared with January-September 2025, retail trade turnover increased by 3.8% in real terms, including 1.4% for food products, beverages and tobacco products and 6.7% for non-food goods.