Average Prices of 1kg of Yam Tubber Increased by 42.45% YoY in April 2017

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 10:30 AM/NBS 

Selected food price watch data for April 2017 reflected that the average price of 1 dozen of Agric eggs medium size increased year-on-year by 41.04% and decreased month-on-month by 1.71% to N518.66 in April 2017 from N527.69 in March 2017 while the average price of piece of Agric eggs medium size(price of one) increased year-on-year by 28.74% and month-on-month by 5.21% to N46.22 in April 2017 from N43.93 in March 2017. 

The average price of 1kg of tomato increased year-on-year by 15.32% and month-on-month by 6.36% to N285.72 in April 2017 from N268.64 in March 2017. 

The average price of 1kg of rice (imported high quality sold loose) increased year-on-year by 29.98% and decreased month-on-month by 7.22% to N388.46 in April 2017 from N418.71 in March 2017. 

Similarly, the average price of 1kg of yam tuber increased year-on-year by 42.45% and decreased month-on-month by 2.17% to N250.30 in April 2017 from N255.86 in March 2017. 

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Q2 2017 

1.       Lagos, Rivers Top IGR for Full Year 2016

2.      Telecoms Subscribers Dropped by 1.33% in Q1 2017 - NBS

3.      Nigeria Imports 4.05bn Litres of PMS in Q1 2017 - NBS

4.      Lagos State has the highest domestic and foreign debt profile in 2016 - NBS

5.      2,556 Road Traffic Crashes Recorded in Q1 2017 - NBS

6.      FAAC Disburses N466.93bn in March 2017

7.      Daily Energy Generation Attained a Peak of 5,846 MW in Q1 2017 - NBS

8.     Average Prices of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas Price Watch - March 2017

9.    Average Intercity Transport Fare Increases to N1,466.46 in Mar’17 from N1,411.87 in Feb’17

10.  Average Prices of 1kg of Yam Tubber Increased by 63.4% YoY in March 2017

11.   CPI Drops to 17.26% in March 2017, 0.52% Lower Than 17.78% February Rate

12.  7.49m Nigerians Are Registered Under the National Pension Scheme As At Q1 2017 - NBS

13.  Lagos Airport Accounted for 69.1% of International Passengers in 2016 - NBS 

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14.  11,363 Road Traffic Crashes Recorded in 2016 - NBS

15.   FAAC Disburses N514.15bn in February 2017

16.  FAAC Disburses N430.16bn in January 2017

17.   Average Intercity Transport Fare Decreases to N1,411.87 in Feb’17 from N1430.63 in Jan’17

18.  Average Price of 1kg of Rice Increased by 68% YoY in February 2017

19.  Average Prices of PMS, AGO, HHK and Cooking Gas Price Watch - February 2017

20. CPI Drops to 17.78% in February 2017, 0.94% Lower Than 18.72% January Rate

21.  Nigeria Produced 43.49m Tons of Solid Minerals in 2016 - NBS

22. NIPOST Generates N8.84bn Revenue in 2016 - NBS

23. Q4 2016 Merchandise Trade Intensity - Total Trade Grows by 6.5% in 2016

24. Merchandise Trade Grows in Q4 2016 - Records First Quarterly Positive Trade Balance Since Q4 2015

25.  GDP Contracts by -1.30% in Q4 and -1.51% for Full Year 2016; Is Nigeria on Its Way Out of Recession?

26. JAMB Received 11.7m Applications Between 2010 and 2016

27.  Average Kerosene Price Increases to N433.84 in Jan'17 from N231.85 in Dec'16

28. Average Intracity Transport Fare Increases to N122 in Jan'17 from N84.29 in Dec'16

29. Average Cooking Gas Price Increases to N2,567.56 in Jan’17 from N2,002.16 in Dec’16

30. Average Diesel Price Increases to N240.52 in Jan’17 from N196.20 in Dec’16

31.  Average Petrol Price Increases to N148.7 in Jan'17 from N146.7 in Dec'16

32. CPI Rises to 18.72% in January 2017, 0.17% Higher Than 18.55% December 2016 Rate

33. GENCOs Issued Total Invoice of N331bn to DISCOs in 2016

34. Nigeria Produced 5.79 mln Tonnes of Fish Between 2010 and 2015

35.  4,296 Applications Were Received by NAFDAC for New Products Registration in 2016 - NBS

36. 19,833 Vessels Berthed At Nigerian Ports Between 2013 and 2016 - NBS

37.  Total Value of Capital Imported into Nigeria in Q4 2016 Estimated at $1,548.88mln - NBS

38. Telecoms Sector Contributes N1,399bn to GDP in Q3 2016 - NBS

39. FAAC Disburses N426.88bn in December 2016 - NBS

40. Banking Sector Records 910.18m Volume of Transaction in 2016 on Electronic Payment Channels - NBS

41.  Daily Energy Generation Attained a Peak of 3,859.59MW in Q4 2016 - NBS

42. 10.8% of Nigeria's Total Working Population Are Registered Under The National Pension Scheme - NBS

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