The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that prices of selected food items increased in the month of September, notably in the South-East and South-South.
This is according to the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for September 2022 released in Abuja on Friday.
Analysis by zone showed that the average price of 1kg of tomato was higher in the South-South and South-East at N711.32 and N643.25, respectively, while the lowest price was recorded in the North-East at N209.22.
The report said that South-South recorded the highest average price of 1kg of rice (local, sold loose) at N519.22, followed by the South-West with N514.37, while the lowest price was recorded in the North-West at N417.00.
Also, the report showed that the South-East recorded the highest average price of Beans (brown, sold loose) at N789.74, followed by the South-South at N673.16, while the North-East recorded the least price at N397.04.
The report said the average price of 1kg…
