The nationwide common Value of a Wholesome Weight loss program per grownup in a day has continued to extend, reaching N1,241 per particular person in June.
A report by the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics on Friday revealed that CoHD elevated by 19.2 per cent.
Based on the NBS, the typical CoHD was highest within the South West Zone at N1,545 per day, whereas the North West Zone was the bottom at N956 per day.
The CoHD per grownup has steadily been growing since January this 12 months. It was N1,041 in Could, N1,035 in April, N982 in March, 938 in February and N858 in January.
The NBS’s report on a nutritious diet in June reads partly, “The Nationwide Common Value of a Wholesome Weight loss program was N1,241 per grownup per day in June 2024.
“On the State stage, Ekiti, Ogun and Osun states recorded the best price with N1,640, N1,599, and N1,557, respectively. Katsina, Kano and Jigawa accounted for the bottom prices with N878, N926 and N937.
“On the zonal stage, the typical CoHD was highest within the South-West Zone at N1,545 per day, adopted by the South-South zone with N1,376 per day.
“The bottom common Value of a Nutritious diet was recorded in North West Zone with N956 per day.
“The Value of Wholesome Weight loss program (CoHD) has been steadily rising over the previous six (6) months, since January 2024.
“In June 2024, the CoHD was 45% increased than it was in January 2024 (N858). It was additionally 19% increased than the fee in Could 2024 (N1,041). The primary drivers of this improve in CoHD are greens, legumes, nuts and seeds, and starchy meals.”
NBS defined that CoHD is the least costly mixture of domestically accessible gadgets that meet globally constant food-based dietary tips, used as a measure of bodily and financial entry to wholesome diets.
“In current months, the CoHD has risen quicker than normal inflation and meals inflation.
Nevertheless, the CoHD and the meals CPI should not straight comparable; the CoHD contains fewer gadgets and is measured in Naira per day, whereas the meals CPI is a weighted index,” mentioned NBS.