CPI And Its Component And Premium Motor Spirit
CPI and its Components (%)
Its all getting expensive
PMS, AGO and NHK Price (/Litre)
Rising domestic fuel price
CPI and its Component: Changes in inflation rate has mostly been driven by the Core sub-index component. Precisely, in 2016 Q1 and Q2, the rising cost of import, electricity and transport drove inflation back to double digits after nearly two years of relatively low inflation.
Premium Motor Spirit: PMS price has been below N120 up until April 2016. The unusual rise in PMS in April 2016 is attributable to the recent removal of fuel subsidy and the upward adjustment of fuel pump price (from N85.5 to N145) witnessed in 2016Q2.
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Export and its Components: In 2015 and 2016Q1, overall export earnings declined significantly to a record low of less than $3000 million in 2016Q1, as against the peak of above $10,000 million in 2008
Capital Importation: Capital expenditure into the construction sector remained above 10 percent since 2005 until 2015. Similar to the manufacturing sector, overall capital imported into the constructi
Capital Importation: Since the dramatic decline in 2013, private and government sector investments in the sector have remained low in 2016.
Budgetary Allocation: Budgetary allocations to the transpo
Capital Importation: Foreign investment into the agricultural sector was relatively flat between 2007 and 2012 but gained unusual momentum in September 2015. The spike in 2015 is likely driven by the
