In the first half of 2026, average wages in Azerbaijan formally outpaced headline inflation. Yet food, rents, housing, utilities and some forms of transport rose faster than the incomes of many workers. The result is that the statistical improvement in purchasing power has been more modest than the headline figures suggest. At first glance, the balance between income and expenditure appears to be moving in households’ favour. The average...

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