BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 20. Food and
non-alcoholic beverage prices in Georgia increased by 0.9% in March
2026, contributing 0.32 percentage points to the overall monthly
inflation rate.
Data obtained by
Trend from the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows that
the strongest monthly price increases were recorded for the
following groups:
– fruit and grapes – 3.1%,
– vegetables – 2.2%,
– sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery – 2.1%,
– oils and fats – 1.7%,
– bread and cereals – 1%,
– meat – 0.7%,
– mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices –
0.4%,
– coffee, tea and cocoa – 0.3%,
– fish – 0.2%.
At the same time, prices decreased for milk, cheese, and eggs by
1%.
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices rose by 1.4%,
contributing 0.09 percentage points to the overall monthly
inflation rate. Within this group, prices increased for alcoholic
beverages by 2.6% and tobacco by 0.6%.
At the same time, Georgia’s economy continued to demonstrate
strong growth in early 2026, with real GDP increasing by 8.8%
year-on-year in February.
For the first two months of 2026, the average real GDP growth
stood at 8.4%, fueled by growth in the information and
communication, transportation and storage, financial and insurance,
manufacturing, and mining sectors. However, declines were observed
in the construction and energy sectors.
