KEROSENE PRICE WATCH (OCTOBER 2017): ADAMAWA, BENUE & ONDO ARE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF KEROSENE – NBS

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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released the household kerosene Price Watch for the month of October 2017 detailing average prices paid by consumers across states, Brand Spur Nigeria reports. 

The average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 3.39% month-on-month and decreased by -6.59% year-on-year to N273.44 in October 2017 from N264.48 in September 2017.

States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Oyo (N324.76), Borno (N323.61) and Rivers (N320.37).

States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Osun (N233.33), Ondo (N237.50) and Enugu (N237.78).

Similarly, the average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 6.31% month-on-month and by 8.34% year-on-year to N1,035.12 in October 2017 from N973.72 in September 2017.

States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Adamawa (N1,185.83), Benue (N1,175.00) & Ondo (N1,160.00).

States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Lagos (N912.11), Sokoto (N918.33) and Anambra (N927.00).

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