The average retail price for cooking gas increased by 83.62% in March 2021, according to a new report by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The report titled, “Cooking Gas Price Watch,” indicated that the average price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of cooking gas stood at N3778.30 in March 2022, from N3708.58 recorded in February 2022. This shows an increase of 1.88% month-on-month.
According to the state profile analysis, the highest average price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of cooking gas was recorded in Ekiti with N4,200. Followed by Niger with N4163.33 and Imo with N4150.00.
Adamawa recorded the lowest average price with N2604.01, followed by Yobe and Kano with N2740.00 and N3300.00 respectively.
The average retail price of a 12.5kg cylinder of cooking gas by zones showed that the average retail price was highest in the South-West with N7892.40, followed by the North-Central and North-West with N7657.22 and N7533.91 respectively. The South-South Zone recorded the lowest price of N7091.61..
