Statistics from NBS shows household products’ price rise in October

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The average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 1.42% monthon-month and by 8.69% year-on-year to N352.93 in October 2020 from N347.98 in September 2020.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)‘s report entitled: “National Household Kerosene Price Watch – October 2020,” States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Taraba (N437.50), Ebonyi (N423.81) and Benue (N410.00).

The Bureau’s website showed that states with the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Delta (N978.71), Osun (N1,005.42) and Ogun (N1,078.75).

The report read: Average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 1.42% monthon-month and by 8.69% year-on-year to N352.93 in October 2020 from N347.98 in September 2020.

States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Taraba (N437.50), Ebonyi (N423.81) and Benue (N410.00).

States with the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Delta (N978.71), Osun (N1,005.42) and Ogun (N1,078.75).

Similarly, average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 0.27% month-on-month and by 1.91% year-on-year to N1,233.00 in October 2020 from N1,229.66 in September 2020.

States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Katsina (N1,369.23), Jigawa (N1,360.71) and Enugu (N1,359.44).

States with the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Delta (N978.71), Osun (N1,005.42) and Ogun (N1,078.75).

­For the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch), the Bureau said: “Average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by – 1.06% month-on-month and by -0.70% year-on-year to N1,953.71 in October 2020 from N1974.67 in September 2020.

Similarly, average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by -0.78% month-on-month and by -0.64% year-on-year to N4,078.65 in October 2020 from N4,110.92 in September 2020.

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Bauchi (N2,487.83), Borno (N2,392.77) and Adamawa (N2,367.80).

States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Enugu (N1,611.11), Jigawa (N1,678.57) and Imo (N1,693.75).

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Cross River (N4,598.50), Akwa Ibom (N4,562.50) and Anambra (N4,503.14).

 States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Kano (N3,560.00), Oyo (N3,638.46) and Zamfara (N3,700.00).13 Attachments