The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has reported another spike in the prices of cooking gas, petrol, kerosene, and diesel in the month of July, 2021.
Disclosing this in separate reports on Monday, NBS revealed that the “Average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 3.11% month-on-month and by 7.16% year-on-year to N4,422.32 in July 2021 from N4,289.05 in June 2021.
“States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Abuja (N5,050.00), Gombe (N5,000.00) and Kogi (N4,985.00).
“States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Kaduna (N3,718.09), Zamfara (N3,725.38) and Oyo (N3,859.97).
Similarly, “Average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 3.52% month-on-month and by 8.64% year-on-year to N2,141.59 in July 2021 from N2,068.69 in June 2021.
“States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Akwa Ibom (N2,600.00), Benue (N2,540.00) and Bauchi (N2,486.86).
“States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Abuja (N1,806.15), Lagos (N1,840.80) and Ondo (N1,842.94).”
Likewise, “Average price paid by consumers for Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) increased by 3.46% month-on-month and by 11.76% year-on-year to N250.82 in July 2021 from N242.43 in June 2021.
“States with the highest average price of diesel were Borno (N264.18), Adamawa (N261.00) and Abia (N260.00).
“States with the lowest average price of diesel were Plateau (N230.00), Anambra (N233.67) and Kogi (N234.17).”
Similarly, “Average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) increased by 15.51% year-on-year and decreased month-on-month by 0.18% to N165.91 in July 2021 from N165.61 in June 2021.
“States with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Adamawa (N173.67), Kwara
(N170.40) and Plateau (N170.40).
“States with the lowest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Taraba (N162.25), Gombe (N163.17) and Niger (N163.71).”
Also, “Average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 7.31% month- on-month and by 18.42% year-on-year to N370.34 in July 2021 from N370.29 in June 2021
“States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Ebonyi (N520.83), Taraba (N491.67) and Jigawa (N457.41).
“States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Bayelsa (N241.67), Adamawa (N316.67) and Niger (N338.64).
“Similarly, average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 3.78% month-on-month and by 7.88% year-on-year to N1,302.56 in July 2021 from N1,255.15 in June 2021.
“States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Ekiti (N1,591.67), Plateau (N1,556.25) and Abuja (N1,480.00).
“States with the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Yobe (N1,080.00), Rivers (N1,081.58) and Bayelsa (N1,088.46).”