Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch (May 2018)

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) Price Watch  (May 2018)

Average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by +0.68% month-on-month and decreased by -15.30% year-on-year to N2,072.24 in May 2018 from N2,058.19 in April 2018.

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Bauchi (N2,500.00), Gombe (N2,500.00), and Borno (N2,428.57). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Kaduna (N1,687.50), Ebonyi (N1,690.00) and Ekiti (N1,795.00.

Similarly, average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 0.70% month-on-month and decreased by -13.30% year-on-year to N4298.72 in May 2018 from to N4,268.95 in April 2018.

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Benue (N5,150.00), Kaduna (N4,935.00) and Cross River (N4,687.50). States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Oyo (N3,940.38), Ogun (N3,866.67) and Lagos(N3,683.33).

Data source: National Bureau of Statistics

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