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August 24, Fineko/abc.az. During the first 7 months of this year, total spending on public catering services in the republic reached 1.7188 billion manats.

According to the State Statistics Committee, the real growth rate in this sector rose by 7.1% compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Individual entrepreneurs accounted for 50.1% of the private sector turnover, while the remaining 49.9% belonged to legal entities. During this period, the volume of services provided by legal entities increased by 5% to reach 853.9 million manats.