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

Executive Summary

The average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 7.57% on a month-on-month basis from N3,921.35 recorded in May 2022 to N4,218.38 in June 2022. On a year-on-year basis, this rose by 103.92% from N2,068.69 in June 2021. On state profile analysis, Adamawa recorded the highest average price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N4,650.00, followed by Gombe with N4,566.67 and Niger with N4,540.00. On the other hand, Zamfara recorded the lowest average price with N3,700.00, followed by Yobe and Kano with N3,820.00 and N3,875.00 respectively. In addition, the North-Central recorded the highest average retail price for refilling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) with N4,378.95, followed by the North-East with N4,301.48, while the North-West recorded the lowest with N3,994.57.

Data source: National Bureau of Statistics

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