Federal finance and statistics / National Bureau of Statistics

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch (August 2023)

Executive Summary The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 1.04% on a month-on-month basis from N4,072.87 recorded in July 2023 to N4,115.32 in August 2023. On a year-on-year basis, this contracted by 7.66% from N4,456.56 in August 2022. On state profile analysis, Kwara recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N4,816.67, followed by Benue with N4,766.67, and Zamfara with N4,756.25. On the other hand, Ondo recorded the lowest price with N3,299.29, followed by E…