Federal finance and statistics / National Bureau of Statistics

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

Executive Summary The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 13.75% on a month-on-month basis from N6,521.58 recorded in April 2024 to N7,418.45 in May 2024. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 70.12% from N4,360.69 in May 2023. On state profile analysis, Benue recorded the highest aver age price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N8,012.03, followed by Enugu with N7,926.21, and Ondo with N7,857.53. On the other hand, Yobe recorded the lowest price with N5,842.31, fol lowed by Jigawa…