Price of Refilling a 12.5kg Cylinder of Cooking Gas Dropped in April – NBS

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Average cost of 12.5kg cooking gas decreased to N4,126.82 in July - NBS
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by -0.96% month-on-month and increased by 3.75% year-on-year to N4,317.55 in April 2021 from N4,161.54 in March 2021.

However, the average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 0.56% month-on-month and by 5.72% year-on-year to N2,069.21 in April 2021 from N2,057.71 in March 2021.

Cost of refilling 5Kg across states

Further analysis by Brand Spur into the report revealed that states with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Bauchi (N2,486.40), Borno (N2,393.25) and Adamawa (N2,393.04).

Also, states with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Jigawa (N1,800.00), Kaduna (N1,839.29) and Ondo (N1,847.96).

Cost of refilling 12.5Kg across states

According to the report, states with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Enugu (N4,828.57), Abuja (N4,780.00) and Sokoto (N4,664.75).

Similarly, States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Kaduna (N3,741.14), Zamfara (N3,790.00) and Katsina (N3,848.81).