Average prices of bread in Nigeria from September 2018 to August 2021

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the average bread prices in Nigeria increased by 20.71% for unsliced bread and 17.25% for sliced bread year on year. As Nigerians mourn this rise in cost, we consider the average bread prices over the past 24 months.

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National Bureau of Statistics
Period:
Sept 2018 - Aug 2021
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