The average price of cooking gas in Nigeria decreased by at least 2.8 per cent between October 2018 and November 2018, a National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, report has shown.

The report titled, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, (Cooking Gas) price watch, was made available to Brand Spur Nigeria.

The average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by -2.82% month-on-month and -12.33% year-on-year to N2,084.74 in November 2018 from N2,145.30 in October 2018.

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Akwa Ibom (N2,350.68), Abia (N2,300.50) and Bauchi (N2,300.).

States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Lagos (N1,954.55), Kwara (N1,945.45) and Ebonyi (N1,908.33).

The NBS report also showed that the average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) decreased by -4.59% month-on-month and -6.61% year-on-year to N4,242.26 in November 2018 from N4,446.19 in October 2018.

States with the highest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Akwa Ibom (N5,000.00), Abia (N4,618.75) and Anambra (N4,578.95).

States with the lowest average price for the refilling of a 12.5kg cylinder for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) were Osun, (N4033.33), Bauchi & Edo (N4,025.00) and Oyo (N4,000.00)

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2018/12/24/nigerians-paid-less-for-cooking-gas-in-november-2018-nbs/