Average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) decreased by -1.2 per cent year-on-year and flat month-on-month to N145.5 in September 2019 from N145.5 in August 2019.
In its Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for September 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated that Cross River (N147.50), Benue (N147.17) and Bayelsa (N146.75) had the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol).
While Abuja (N143.17), Bauchi (N144.00) and Kaduna (N144.13) represented states with the lowest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol).
Meanwhile, average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene decreased by -1.30 per cent month-on-month and increased by 7.12 per cent year-on-year to N318.46 in September 2019 from N322.64 in August 2019.
States with the highest average price per litre of kerosene were Abia (N378.50), Enugu (N372.73), and Cross River (N359.85).
States with the lowest average price per litre of kerosene were Abuja (N245.83), Nassarawa (N265.92) and Borno (N276.96).
Similarly, average price per gallon paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased by 0.56 per cent month-on-month and by 8.01 per cent year-on-year to N1,217.28 in September 2019 from N1,210.44 in August 2019.
States with the highest average price per gallon of kerosene were Gombe (N1,441.67), Borno (N1,400.00) and Adamawa (N1,375.44).
States with the lowest average price per gallon of kerosene were Bayelsa (N1,065.45), Delta (N1,100.38) and Osun (N1,103.53).
In the same vein, average price paid by consumers for automotive gas oil (diesel) decreased by -0.50 per cent month-on-month and increased by 7.69 per cent year-on-year to N227.92 in September 2019 from to N229.08 in August 2019.
States with the highest average price of diesel were Borno (N271.00), Niger (N253.75) and Taraba (N252.60).
While Ekiti (N200.33), Rivers (N208.00) and Bayelsa (N208.33) had the lowest average price of diesel.
