{"id":116480,"date":"2024-04-20T21:36:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T20:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/average-price-of-cooking-gas-spiked-by-7-10-percent-in-march-nbs"},"modified":"2024-04-20T23:53:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T22:53:20","slug":"average-price-of-cooking-gas-spiked-by-7-10-percent-in-march-nbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/average-price-of-cooking-gas-spiked-by-7-10-percent-in-march-nbs","title":{"rendered":"Average price of cooking gas spiked by 7.10 percent in March \u2013 NBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said the average price of 5kg cooking gas rose from N6,154.50 recorded in February 2024 to N6,591.62 in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This is contained in the Bureau\u2019s \u201cCooking Gas Price Watch\u2019\u2019 for March 2024 released on Friday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the March price represented a 7.10 per cent increase, compared to what was obtained in February 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau said the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased on a year-on-year basis by 42.97 per cent from N4,610.48 recorded in March 2023 to N6,591.62 in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>On state profile analysis, the report revealed that Kano recorded the highest average price at N7,609.00, followed by Ogun at N7,363.64, and Akwa Ibom at N7,162.50<\/p>\n<p>It said on the other hand, Adamawa recorded the lowest price at N5,312.50, followed by Taraba and Zamfara at N5,375.00 and N5,550.00, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis by zone indicated that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price at N7,003.08, followed by the South-West at N6,723.22.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe North-East recorded the lowest average retail price at N6,221.30,\u201d the NBS said.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the NBS said the average retail price for refilling a 12.5kg cooking gas increased by 5.77 per cent on a month-on-month basis from N15,060.38 in February 2024 to N15,929.04 in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the average retail price for 12.5kg cooking gas rose by 55.22 per cent on a year-on-year basis from N10,262.56 recorded in March 2023 to N15,929.04 in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>State profile analysis showed that Sokoto recorded the highest average retail price of N17,833.33 for 12.5kg cooking gas, followed by Osun at N17,588.46 and Anambra at N17,417.65.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the report showed that the lowest average price was recorded in Katsina at N12,400.00, followed by Kebbi and Bauchi at N13,137.50 and N14,484.25, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis by zone showed that the South-South recorded the highest average retail price at N16,859.85, followed by the South-East at N16,734.87.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the North-East recorded the lowest price at N14,943.48.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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