The NBS report said that analysis by zone showed that the South-West recorded the highest average retail price per litre of household kerosene with N900.90.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday announced that on a year-on-year basis the average retail price per litre of household kerosene (HHK) increased by 98.76 per cent in July 2022.
The NBS stated this in its National Household Kerosene Price Watch, noting that the average retail price per litre of the product rose by 98.76 per cent from N397.34 in July 2021 to N789.75 in July 2022.
The report said on a month-on-month basis, there was a 3.68 per cent increase in kerosene in July 2022 at N789.75 compared to N761.69 recorded in June 2022.
On state profile analysis, the report revealed that the highest average price per litre of Kerosene in July 2022 was recorded in Enugu with N1,003.68, followed by Ekiti with N989.58 and Osun with N949.12.
On the other hand, the lowest price was recorded in Bayelsa with N643.06, followed by Benue with N654.76 and Rivers with N655.24.
The NBS report said that analysis by zone showed that the South-West recorded the highest average retail price per litre of household kerosene with N900.90, followed by the South-East with N892.40 and North-Central with N761.92 while the South-South recorded the lowest with N727.07.
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In addition, the average retail price per gallon of household kerosene paid by consumers in July 2022 was N2,886.41, showing an increase of 7.98 per cent from N2,673.04 in June 2022.
The report said that on a year-on-year basis, the increase indicated a 121.60 per cent increase from N1,302.56 in July 2021.
On state profile analysis, Abuja recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene with N3,600.00, followed by Enugu with N3,500.75 and Ekiti with N3,450.00.
On the other hand, the NBS report said Zamfara recorded the lowest price of kerosene with N2,430.57, followed by Borno and Gombe with N2,500 and N2,530 respectively.
Analysis by zone showed that the South-West recorded the highest average retail price per gallon of Household Kerosene with N3,186.93, followed by the South-East and North-Central with N3,130.76 and N2,924.73 respectively.
The North-East recorded the lowest average retail price per gallon of kerosene with N2,597.04, the NBS report added.