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In One Year, Cooking Gas Price Increases By 101pct – NBS

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September 21, 2022
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Abuja – The average price of 5kg cooking gas increased from N4,397.68 in July to N4,456.56 in August.

The assertion was made by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in its Cooking Gas Price Watch.

It noted that the price last month indicated a 1.34 per cent increase from what obtained the previous month.

“On a year-on-year basis, the August 2022 price was a 101.17 per cent increase over the price of N2,215.33 paid for the same volume of gas in August 2021,” it stated.

The report added that Taraba recorded the highest average price of N4,925.44, for 5kg cooking gas, followed by Adamawa where it cost N4,920, and Lagos State where it sold for N4,782.50.

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It stated also that Katsina State recorded the lowest price of N4,020 last month, followed by Ogun and Yobe at N4,057.14 and N4,078.46.

Analysis by geopolitical zones showed that the Northcentral recorded the highest average retail price of N4,615.95 for 5kg cooking gas, followed by the Northeast at N4,548.03.

The Northwest recorded the lowest retail price at N4,285.51.

The NBS also reported that the average retail price of 12.5kg cooking gas increased to 9,899.34 in August 2022 from N9,824.07 in July, representing a 0.77 per cent month-on-month increase.

“On a year-on-year basis, the price rose by 119.26 per cent from N4,514.82 in August 2021,” it stated.

The report added that the highest retail price was recorded in Ebonyi at N11,225 for 12.5kg, followed by Cross River at N10,982.14 and Delta at N10,965.42.

The lowest average price was recorded in Katsina State at N8,150, followed by Yobe and Taraba at N8,212.63 and N8,886.30.

Similarly, kerosene price rose to N809.52 per litre last month, showing a 2.5 per cent increase over the N789.75 for which it was sold in July.

The report noted that yearly, the average retail price per litre of kerosene rose by 102.38 per cent from N400.01 recorded in August, last year.

Further analysis showed that the highest average price per litre of kerosene last month was recorded in Imo at N1083.33, followed by Ekiti at N1,026.92 and Enugu State at N1,017.74.

The report showed that the lowest price was recorded in Nasarawa State at N625, followed by Rivers at N627.45 and Adamawa at N633.33.

Analysis by geopolitical zones showed that the Southeast recorded the highest average retail price per litre at N953.88, followed by the Southwest with N910.85.

“The South-South recorded the lowest average price at N749.51,” it stated.

It added that the average retail price per gallon of kerosene in August was N2,947.65, showing an increase of 2.12 per cent from N2,886.41 in July 2022.

According to the report,last month’s price was a 122.4 per cent increase over the price N1,325.39 paid in August,last year.

Analysis by states showed that Abuja paid the highest price of N4,050 per gallon of kerosene in August, followed by Abia where it sold at N3,825 and Enugu State at N3,574.52.

Zamfara recorded the lowest price at N2,280 for a gallon of kerosene followed by Lagos State and Benue where it sold at N2,526.32 and N2,566.67.

The NBS stated that analysis by geopolitical zones showed that the Southeast recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of kerosene at N3,276.78, followed by the Southwest at N3,073.27.

It added that the Northeast recorded the lowest average retail price at N2,687.63 per gallon.(NAN/ vitalnewsngr.com)

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