The NBS disclosed this in its “Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch’’ released on Tuesday.
The National Bureau of Statistics said the average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by -1.80% month-on-month and -8.17% year-on-year to N2,034.93 in June 2018 from N2,072.24 in May.
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“States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Bauchi (N2,500.06), Borno (N2,465.33) and Gombe (N2,360.95). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Abuja (N1,795.00), Kaduna (N1,716.67) and Ebonyi (N1,699.66).”
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The report indicated that the average price paid for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by -0.46% month-on-month and -4.38% year-on-year to N4,278.95 in June 2018 from N4,298.72 in May 2018.
It further said that the states with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Benue (N4,900.21), Kaduna (N4,750.00) and Cross River (N4,650.00). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Oyo (N3,831.94), Ogun (N3,809.09) and Lagos(N3,613.04).
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