Food Prices Soar As Inflation Rate Rises To 26.72% In Nigeria
Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 26.72% in September 2023 amid an increase in food costs and the challenging economic conditions brought on by the removal of fuel subsidy in May.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported this in its September 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report release on Monday.
The CPI, which tracks changes in product and service prices, increased from 25.80% in August 2023 by 0.92% points.
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“In September 2023, the headline inflation rate increased to 26.72% relative to the August 2023 headline inflation rate which was 25.80%,” the report partly read.
“Looking at the movement, the September 2023 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.92% points when compared to the August 2023 headline inflation rate.
“On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 5.94% points higher compared to the rate recorded in September 2022, which was 20.77%.”
Furthermore, the report said the food inflation rate in September 2023 was 30.64% on a year-on-year basis, which was 7.30% points higher compared to the rate recorded in September 2022 (23.34%).
“The rise in food inflation on a year-on-year basis was caused by increases in prices of oil and fat, bread and cereals, potatoes, yam and other tubers, fish, fruit, meat, vegetables and milk, cheese, and eggs.
On a month-on-month basis, the Food inflation rate in September 2023 was 2.45%, this was 1.41% lower compared to the rate recorded in August 2023 (3.87%).
The decline in food inflation on a month-on-month basis was caused by a fall in the rate of increase in the average prices of potatoes, yam and other tubers, bread and cereals, fruits, and fish,” the report added.
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