Average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) increased by 10.1% year-on-year and decreased by -0.3% month-on-month to N149.4 in March 2017 from N149.8 in February 2017.
States with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Yobe (N161.7), Bayelsa (N161.3) & Enugu (154.5).
States with the lowest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Oyo (N145.7), Osun, Kwara,Kano.Gombe,Ekiti,Delta and Abuja (N145) and Ogun (N144.9).
Average price paid by consumers for automotive gas oil (diesel) decreased by 5.94% month-on-month and increased by 60.44% year-on-year to N234.55 in March 2017 from N249.38 in February 2017.
States with the highest average price of diesel were Kwara (N263.57), Kogi (N260) & Abuja (255).
States with the lowest average price of diesel were Bayelsa (N205.56), Plateau (N209.17) and Rivers (N212.14).
Average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene decreased by 11.59% month-on-month and increased by 39.50% year-on-year to N311.56 in March 2017 from N352.42 in February 2017.
States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Taraba (N347.22), Plateau (N340.48) & Cross River (399.71).
States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Gombe (N273.81), Zamfara (N271.57) and Oyo (N267.54).
Similarly, average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene decreased by 14.15% month-on-month and increased by 53.84% year-on-year to N1,172.78 in March 2017 from N1,366.08 in February 2017
States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Kebbi (N1,376.92), Sokoto (N1,350) & Borno(1,338.89).
States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Anambra (N1,000.91), Oyo (N996.67) and Ebonyi (N967.86).
Average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by 7.93% month-on-month and increased by 35.57% year-on-year to N2,493.59 in March 2017 from N2,708.38 in February 2017
States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Zamfara, Plateau and Adamawa (N2,700.00), Borno and Gombe (N2,650) & Abuja and Bayelsa (2,600).
