OpeOluwani Akintayo
Lagos — Average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) decreased by -1.03% year-on-year and increased by 0.32% month-on-month to N145.94 in November 2019 from N145.48 in October 2019, according to data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS for November.
States with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Abia (N150.69), Cross River (N150.41) and Adamawa (N149.85), while those with the lowest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Borno (N141.50), Akwa-Ibom (N143.83) and Benue (N144.17).
Diesel
Average price paid by consumers for automotive gas oil (diesel) decreased by -0.49% month-on-month and increased by 2.52% year-on-year to N225.08 in November 2019 from to N226.19 in October 2019.
While states with the highest average price of diesel were Benue (N258.75), Borno (N255.43) and Kwara (N241.67), states with the lowest average price of diesel were Rivers (N208.81), Gombe (N209.00) and Bayelsa (N210.00).
Household kerosene
Average price per litre for National Household Kerosene decreased by -2.21% month-onmonth and increased by 6.44% year-on-year to N317.54 in November 2019 from N324.72 in October 2019.
States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Cross River (N359.28) , Adamawa (N353.13), and Plateau (N350.37).
States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Yobe (N270.00), Borno (N270.88) and Katsina (N277.78).
Similarly, average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 0.04% month-on-month and by 5.69% year-on-year to N1,210.37 in November 2019 from N1,209.84 in October 2019.
States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Borno (N1,322.22), Jigawa (N1,308.33) and Adamawa (N1,306.25).
States with the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Bauchi (N1,110.71), Bayelsa (N1,117.27) and Akwa Ibom (N1,120.42).
Cooking gas
Average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 1.67% month-on-month and decreased by -4.05% year-on-year to N2,000.29 in November 2019 from N1,967.46 in October 2019.
States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Bauchi (N2,476.29), Borno (N2,373.61) and Yobe (N2,310.60).
States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Ebonyi (N1,650.00), Ogun (N1,750.00) and Abuja (N1,760.00).
Similarly, average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 0.40% month-on-month and decreased by -2.85% year-on-year to N4,121.15 in November 2019 from N4,104.83 in October 2019.
States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Akwa Ibom (N4,622.22), Bayelsa (N4,611.11) and Anambra (N4,521.48).
States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Kano (N3,525.00), Zamfara (N3,575.00) and Kaduna (N3,691.67).