Federal finance and statistics / National Bureau of Statistics

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch (August 2024)

Executive Summary The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 7.62% on a month-on-month basis from N5,974.55 recorded in July 2024 to N6,430.02 in August 2024. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 56.25% from N4,115.32 in August 2023. On state profile analysis, Benue and Sokoto recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N7,000.00, followed by Rivers with N6,954.55, and Borno with N6,914.29. On the other hand, Taraba recorded the lowest price with N5,600.67, f…