Nigeria's headline consumer inflation rose to 32.70% year-on-year in September from 32.15% in August, the bureau of statistics said on Tuesday.

Nigeria's headline inflation rate in September 2024 rose to 32.70%, up from 32.15% in August 2024, marking a 0.55% increase

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate climbed for the first time in three months in September, stoked by a spike in gasoline prices and severe floods in food-producing areas.

Nigeria's inflation rate rose in September for the first time in three months, advancing to 32.70% in annual terms from 32.15% in August, the statistics agency said on Tuesday. Analysts had said the inflation slowdown in July and August could be short-lived,

Nigeria's headline inflation has surged to 32.75 per cent in September 2024 from 32.15 recorded in August 2024 following the increase in petrol prices.

Nigeria’s headline inflation increased to 32.70 percent in September 2024 from 32.15 recorded in August amid the hike in the pump price of petrol. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this on Tuesday in its Consumer Price Index and Inflation report for September 2024.

Nigeria's inflation rate rose in September for the first time in three months, advancing to 32.70% in annual terms from 32.15% in August, data from the statistics agency showed on Tuesday. Analysts had said the inflation slowdown seen in July and August could be short-lived,