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The State Statistics Committee reported that a deflation was observed in Azerbaijan in July. consumer prices and tariffs for services decreased by 0.7 percent compared with the previous month.

In July, food prices fell by 1.7 percent, prices of industrial goods remained at the June level, while the rates and prices for paid services rendered to the population increased by 0.1 percent.

According to the report, lower prices was recorded for buckwheat, lamb, fresh fish, unpasteurized milk, sterilized milk, sunflower oil, bananas, apples, pears, peaches, melons, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, beets, onions, garlic, sugar and granulated sugar, sour cream, as well as higher prices for beef and chicken meat, meat products, pasteurized milk, eggs, butter, lemons, cherries, strawberries, chestnuts, carrots, greens.

In addition, paid services rendered to the population with rate increase in July included passenger traffic on international flights as well as passenger traffic by railway transport.