Price comparison of food items in Nigeria 2020-2021

Published by Simona Varrella, Mar 25, 2021
As of January 2021, the greatest majority of Nigerian households reported experiencing an increase in the prices of essential food items, as over 87 percent of households said the prices of beans, cassava, yam and sorghum shot higher since January 2020. Moreover, 79 percent of respondents said that the prices of rice increased over the same timespan and 74 percent found onion more expensive than it used to be.

Price comparison of selected food items in Nigeria in the light of COVID-19 between January 2020 and January 2021

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Release date

January 2021

Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

January 9-25, 2021

Number of respondents

1,950 respondents

Special properties

households

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The survey included households that needed to buy the respective food items.
Phone survey.

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