*5kg cooking gas, diesel increased by 2%
OpOluwani Akintayo
25 November 2018, Sweetcrude, Lagos — The average price per litre paid by consumers for Household Kerosene increased by 3.35% month-on-month and 12.36% year-on-year to N307.23 in October 2018 from N297.28 in September 2018, according to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
While states with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Ogun (N346.30), Enugu (N348.33), and Abuja (N360.67), States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Kogi (N261.11), Abia (N248.08) and Borno (N240.44).
Similarly, the average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 12.00% month-on-month and by 2.86% year-on-year to N1159.33 in October 2018 from N1127.05 in September 2018.
States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Katsina (N1273.33), Ekiti (N1277.78) & Ebonyi (N1279.38).
States with the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Delta (N1035.15), Yobe (N1050.0) and Akwa Ibom (N1066.36).
On the other hand, the average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 1.79% month-on-month and decreased by -9.64% year-on-year to N2,145.30 in October 2018 from N2,107.48 in September 2018.
States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Bauchi (N2,550.00), Gombe (N2,500.00) and Borno (N2,488.89).
States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Enugu (N1,918.18), Ebonyi (N1,916.67) and Kwara (N1,900.00).
Refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by1.40% month-on-month and decreased by -2.71% year-on-year to N4,437.54 in October 2018 from N4,376.19 in September 2018.
While states with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Akwa Ibom (N5,150.00), Anambra (N4,861.54) and Borno (N4,785.71), those with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Oyo, (N4198.53), Yobe (N4,115.81) and Zamfara & Kebbi (N4,100.00)
For Automotive Gas Oil, popularly known as diesel, the average price paid by consumers increased by 2.42% month-on-month and 7.33% year-on-year to N216.75 in October 2018 from to N211.64 in September 2018.
States with the highest average price of diesel were Lagos (N238.55), Oyo (N231.32) and Sokoto (N231.25) States with the lowest average price of diesel were Bayelsa (N189.44), Zamfara (N200.71) and Plateau (N203.93).
