A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the average price per litre of household kerosene increased by 0.67per cent in August 2021.
NBS disclosed this in its latest report entitled: ‘National Household Kerosene Price Watch – August 2021’.
According to the report, the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 0.67 per cent month-on-month.
It noted that it increased by 15.43per cent year-on-year to N400.01 in August 2021 from N397.34 in July 2021.
The report noted that the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Rivers (N964.75), Bayelsa (N991.67) and Yobe (N1,061.11).
The document noted that the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 0.67 per cent month-on-month and by 15.43 per cent year-on-year to N400.01 in August 2021 from N397.34 in July 2021.
It disclosed that states with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Bayelsa (N255.56), Katsina (N322.92) and Osun (N325.00).
States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Enugu (N494.05), Ebonyi (N489.17) and Cross River (N487.50).
States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Plateau (N1,757.14), Sokoto (N1,580.00) and Cross River (N1,533.16).
NBS said the average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 1.75 per cent month-on-month and by 8.77 per cent year-on-year to N1,325.39 in August 2021 from N1,302.56 in July 2021.
Similarity, the Bureau in another document said the average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) increased by 10.87per cent year-on-year.
It’s disclosed in a document titled: “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch – August 2021.”
It added that it decreased month-on-month by -0.58per cent to N164.91in August 2021 from N165.91 in July 2021.
The NBS said States with the lowest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Niger (N162.00), Borno (N161.71) and Kano (N158.75).
According to the document, average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) increased by 10.87per cent year-on-year and decreased month-on-month by -0.58per cent to N164.91 in August 2021 from N165.91 in July 2021.
It noted that States with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Abia (N173.14), Ebonyi (N170.13) and Lagos (N168.31).