Federal finance and statistics / National Bureau of Statistics

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch (March 2022)

Executive Summary The average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) stood at ₦3778.30 in March 2022 from ₦3708.58 recorded in February 2022 showing an increase of 1.88 percent month-on-month. However, on year on year basis, the average retail price for Cooking Gas increased by 83.62 percent from ₦2057.71 in March 2021. According to state profile analysis, the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) was recorded in Ekiti with ₦4200.00, followed by Niger with ₦4163.33 and Imo with ₦4150.00. On t…