The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said in one year, air transport fare rose by 8.70% from N72,690.54 in September 2022 to N79,013.48 in September 2023.
NBS said the average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city per drop increased by 0.11% from N1,336.38 in August to N1,337.80 in September 2023.
On a year-on-year basis, said the bureau, it rose by 117.29% from N615.69 in September 2022.
NBS added that in another category, the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity per drop decline to N5,917.16 in September 2023, indicating a decrease of 0.02% on a month-on-month basis compared to N5,918.18 in August 2023. On a year-on-year basis, the fare rose by 56.12% from N3,790.06 in September 2022.
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