Federal finance and statistics / National Bureau of Statistics

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

Executive Summary The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 7.10% on a month-on-month basis from N6,154.50 recorded in February 2024 to N6,591.62 in March 2024. On a year-on-year basis, this increased by 42.97% from N4,610.48 in March 2023. On state profile analysis, Kano recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N7,609.00, followed by Ogun with N7,363.64, and Akwa Ibom with N7,162.50. On the other hand, Adamawa recorded the lowest price with N5,312.50, followed…