ABUJA, EBONYI & EKITI RESIDENTS PAID LOWEST FOR COOKING GAS IN MARCH – NBS

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Price of Refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Cooking Gas Dropped by 0.32 per cent in November - NBS

The price of cooking gas in Nigeria decreased by -3.03% month-on-month and decreased by -16.16% year-on-year to N2090.97  in March 2018 from N2,155.97 in February 2018, National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, the 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) decreased by -3.03% month-on-month and decreased by -16.16% year-on-year to N2090.97 64 March 2018 from N2,155.97 in February 2018.

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Borno (N2487.50), Yobe (N2500.00), and Bauchi (N2400.00). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Abuja (N1,760.00), Ebonyi (N1,870.00) and Ekiti (N1,895.00).

The NBS report also showed that the average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by -1.84% month-on-month and decreased by -13.60% year-on-year to N4253.73 in March 2018 from N4,333.27 in February 2018.

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Akwa Ibom (N4,650.00), Benue (N4,966.67) and Cross River (N4,730.00). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Oyo (N3834.38), Lagos (N3768.00) and Bauchi (N3,400.00).

 

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