NBS reports prices of food items rose by 26.76% in September

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a report released in Abuja on Monday, revealed that prices of beef, rice, beans, onion, yam and other food items increased in September by 26.76 percent.

This was contained in its selected food prices watch report for September 2023.

According to the report, the average price of 1kg of boneless beef increased by 28.08 percent from N2,199.37 recorded in September 2022 to N2,816.91 in September 2023.