Household food survey: Ijebu Garri prices spike by 45% in two weeks

Biweekly Survey of Household Foodstuff Prices In Lagos (Updated May 27, 2017)

Nairametrics| Here are major highlights of our Household Food survey for the week ended May 27, 2017.

• The Nairametrics Lagos Household food index rose a whopping 2.6% in the two weeks ending May 27 2017.
• This was higher than the -1.2% contraction we observed in the two weeks ended May 15, 2017.
• We observed significant price increases in food items such as garri, tomato, powdered milk and juice.
• Ijebu garri prices for example, was up 45% in the period under review while round shaped tomato prices was up a whopping 56%.
• The rise in the price of juice continued this week, with Chivita and 5Alive prices gaining over 14% in price increases.

 

You can view other prices from the table below;

Item	Brand	Unit	17/9/2016	27/5/2017	% Change from base	Impact on Base	Location	% Change from 2 wks ago
Bag of Rice	Basmati	5kg	3700	4,000	8%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	0%
Bag of Rice	Mama Gold	10kg	3500	3,500	0%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	0%
Bag of Rice	Royal Stallion	50Kg	18000	16,500	-8%	Neutral	Daleko Market	0%
Bag of Rice	Rice Master	10kg	3500	3,500	0%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	0%
Bag of Rice	Mama Gold	50kg	17000	16,500	-3%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	0%
Bag of Rice	Caprice	50kg	17000	16,500	-3%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	0%
Bag of Rice	Falcon	25kg	9000	8,500	-6%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	0%
Bag of Rice	Ofada	5kg	2100	3,000	43%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	0%
Bag of Beans	Oloyin	50kg	16000	17,500	9%	Price Increase	Iddo Market	2%
Bag of Beans	White	50kg	14000	16,500	18%	Price Increase	Iddo Market	3%
Bag of Beans	Brown	50kg	15000	17,000	13%	Price Increase	Iddo Market	0%
Tuber of Yam	Abjuja	1 Big Size Tuber	900	700	-22%	Price Reduction	Iddo Market	-13%
Tuber of Yam	Abuja	1 Small Size Tuber	500	500	0%	Price Reduction	Iddo Market	0%
Carton of Noodles	Indomie	120g	2900	2,900	0%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Carton of Noodles	Indomie	70g	1900	1,800	-5%	Price Reduction	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Carton of Noodles	Chikki	100g	1800	2,100	17%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Carton of Noodles	Minimie	70g	1500	1,700	13%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Carton of Noodles	Golden Penny	70g	1500	1,750	17%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Bag of Garri	Ijebu	80kg	15500	32,000	106%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	45%
Bag of Garri	White	50kg	9000	18,500	106%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	19%
Bag of Garri	Yellow	50kg	9000	17,800	98%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	15%
Basket of Potato	Sweet	Big Basket	800	400	-50%	Price Reduction	Iddo Market	0%
Basket of Potato	sweet	Small Basket	500	200	-60%	Price Reduction	Iddo Market	0%
Basket of Potato	Irish	Big Basket	3600	2,400	-33%	Price Reduction	Iddo Market	-4%
Basket of Potato	Irish	Medium Basket	1800	1,200	-33%	Price Reduction	Iddo Market	-8%
Basket of Potato	Irish	Small Basket	1000	650	-35%	Price Reduction	Iddo Market	-7%
Packet of Pasta	Golden Penny	500g	190	200	5%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Packet of Pasta	Dangote	500g	190	200	5%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Packet of Pasta	Power	500g	190	200	5%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Packet of Pasta	Bonita	500g	250	250	0%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Gallon of Palm Oil	Local	5 Litres	2200	2,400	9%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	-14%
Gallon of Palm Oil	Local	20 Litres	10000	10,600	6%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	-16%
Gallon of Palm Oil	Local	30 Litres	14200	15,800	11%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	-13%
Gallon of Vegetable Oil	Local	5 Litres	2400	2,500	4%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	-11%
Gallon of Vegetable Oil	Local	20 Litres	11800	11,200	-5%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	-11%
Gallon of Vegetable Oil	Local	30 Litres	15300	16,800	10%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	-8%
Gallon of Vegetable Oil	Kings	5 Litres	2700	3,400	26%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	13%
Gallon of Vegetable Oil	Wesson	5 Litres	3500	4,500	29%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	10%
Gallon of Vegetable Oil	Mamador	3.8 Litres	2500	3,100	24%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	3%
Gallon of Vegetable Oil	Power	3 Litres	2000	2,500	25%	Price Increase	Daleko Market	0%
Basket of Tomato	Oval Shaped	1 Small Basket	800	1,100	38%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	0%
Basket of Tomato	Round Shaped	1 Small Basket	2700	7,000	159%	Price Increase	Ago Ishaga Market	56%
Bunch of Plaintain	Plaintain	1 Big Bunch	800	1,200	50%	Price Reduction	Idi-Oro Market	0%
Bag of Flour	Dangote	50kg	11000	11,200	2%	Price Increase	Aguda Market	-3%
Bag of Flour	Honey well	50Kg	11000	11,200	2%	Price Increase	Aguda Market	-3%
Bag of Flour	Mama Gold	50kg	11000	11,200	2%	Price Increase	Aguda Market	-3%
Bag of Sugar	Dangote	50kg	15000	19,800	32%	Price Increase	Aguda Market	-6%
Milk	Peak Powdered (Tin)	400g	850	1,150	35%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	21%
Milk	peak Powdered(Tin)	900g	1500	1,900	27%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	3%
Milk	Peak milk (Refill)	500g	800	950	19%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	6%
Milk	Dano Powdered (Tin)	500g	800	900	13%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	6%
Milk	Dano Powdered(Tin)	900g	1400	1,650	18%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	3%
Milk	Dano (Refill)	500g	600	800	33%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Milk	ThreeCrown (Refill)	380g	700	800	14%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Milk	Loya Powdered (Tin)	400g	700	800	14%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Milk	Loya (Refill)	400g	650	750	15%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Milk	Coast (Refill)	500g	600	700	17%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Cocoa Beverages	Milo (Tin)	500g	750	1,000	33%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	5%
Cocoa Beverages	Milo (Tin)	900g	1400	1,900	36%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Cocoa Beverages	Milo Refill	500g	700	950	36%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	6%
Cocoa Beverages	Bournvita Refill	500g	700	850	21%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Cocoa Beverages	Bournvita (Plastic)	500g	750	950	27%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	6%
Cocoa Beverages	Bournvita (Plastic)	900g	1300	1600	23%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	7%
Cocoa Beverages	Ovaltine Refill	500g	700	850	21%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Cocoa Beverages	Ovaltine(Plastic)	500g	750	900	20%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Coffee	Nescafe Gold Blend	100g	1300	1,600	23%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Coffee	Nescafe Classic	50g	400	550	38%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Tea	Lipton Yellow label	52g	180	220	22%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Tea	Top tea	52g	170	190	12%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Sugar	St' Loius Sugar(Cube)	500g	380	400	5%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	-11%
Sugar	Golden Penny Sugar (cube)	500g	250	300	20%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	-14%
Item	Brand	Unit	Base (4/2/2017)	13/5/2017	% Change from base	Impact	Marrket	% Change from 2 wks ago
Bread	Val-U	1 loaf	300	300	0%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Bread	Butterfield	1 loaf	280	280	0%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Egg	N/A	Crate	1200	1100	-8%	Price Reduction	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Magarine	Blue Band	450g	450	450	0%	Price Increase	Ojuwoye Market	-10%
Magarine	Simas	250g	200	180	-10%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	-10%
Baby Milk	SMA Gold	500g	2750	2750	0%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Baby Milk	NAN	500g	2000	2000	0%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Bottled Water (Refill)	Cway	Refill	500	550	10%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	0%
Juice	5 Alive	1 litre	300	400	33%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	14%
Juice	Chivita	1 litre	300	400	33%	Neutral	Ojuwoye Market	14%
Item	Brand	Unit	Base (18/3/2017)	13/5/2017	% Change from base	Impact	Marrket	% Change from 2 wks ago
Gas	Refilling	12.5kg	5500	4500	-18%	Neutral	Aguda Market	0%
Gas	Refilling	5kg	2400	1800	-25%	Neutral	Aguda Market	0%
Percentage average			325,230	381,320	17.25%			2.60%

Note:

Effective August 1, 2016, Nairametrics commenced publishing market prices of everyday select food and household items in Lagos on a bi-weekly basis (every two weeks).  

Source:

The pricing data is based on a survey conducted by our field operatives, from select markets in Lagos State on a spot basis only. We cover the following markets, Daleko, Ago Ishaga, Iddo, Aguda, Ojuiwoye etc.

This data dates back to the 1^st of August 2016 for some of the items on the tracker. However, we used September 17th as our base month for identifying percentage trends. 

Disclaimer: The Biweekly Survey of Household Foodstuff Prices In Lagos is not recognized by the Lagos State Government, Federal Government or the National Bureau of Statistics. It only represents the outcome of data gathered by Nairametrics for our analysts. The National Bureau of Statistics Consumer Price Index remains the official source for measuring increase in prices of goods and services in Nigeria. Usage of this data is strictly on the volition of the user. Nairametrics will not be held liable for any decision making based on the usage of this data. Please read our disclaimer policy.

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