NIGERIANS PAID MORE FOR COOKING GAS IN MAY – NBS

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Price of Refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Cooking Gas Dropped by 0.32 per cent in November - NBS
The average price for refilling a 5Kg cylinder of cooking gas in Nigeria increased by +0.68% month-on-month and decreased by -15.30% year-on-year to N2,072.24 in May 2018 from N2,058.19 in April 2018, National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, report has shown.
The report titled, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) price watch, was published on the bureau and made available to Brand Spur Nigeria.
The report said that the average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by +0.68% month-on-month and decreased by -15.30% year-on-year to N2,072.24 in May 2018 from N2,058.19 in April 2018.
States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Bauchi (N2,500.00), Gombe (N2,500.00), and Borno (N2,428.57). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Kaduna (N1,687.50), Ebonyi (N1,690.00) and Ekiti (N1,795.00).
Similarly, the average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 0.70% month-on-month and decreased by -13.30% year-on-year to N4298.72 in May 2018 from to N4,268.95 in April 2018.
States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Benue (N5,150.00), Kaduna (N4,935.00) and Cross River (N4,687.50). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Oyo (N3,940.38), Ogun (N3,866.67) and Lagos(N3,683.33).