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FG Should Offer Targeted Intervention to Tackle Food Inflation, says LCCI

by Yinka Okeowo
August 19, 2022
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Dr. Chinyere Almona, Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), said the Federal Government should offer a targeted intervention for the movement of food items from production areas to high-demand areas to cushion inflationary pressures.
 
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), food inflation rose to 22.02 percent in July, an uptick compared to 20.60 percent in June.

This rise in the food index was caused by increases in prices of bread and cereals, food products, potatoes, yam and other tubers, meat, fish, oil, and fat.

“In July 2022, Nigerians paid more for goods and services than they did exactly a year earlier in July 2021 by a relatively high rate of 19.64%,” Dr. Chinyere said in a note sent to TechEconomy.

She said looking at the states’ inflation rates, the three lowest rates were recorded in Borno, Jigawa, and Kaduna, while the highest rates were found in Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, and, Kogi States.

According to Dr. Chinyere, the records may reflect the lockdown on food items in the northwest and northeast since the food items are not brought to the south due to insecurity constraining the movement of goods, a warning signal of massive food waste in some parts and scarcity in others.

“Specifically, for manufacturers, input prices have spiked. Items such as diesel which most firms depend on for powering their factories have continued to rise in price causing an unbearable cost of production which also translates to higher consumer prices.”

Nigeria’s energy crisis is worsened by the poor supply of electricity and a bumpy road to renewable energy deployment.

On the inflation rate, which surged to 19.64 percent in July 2022, up from 18.60 percent in the previous month, she said Nigeria has now had six consecutive months of increased inflation, and the rate is at an almost 17-year high.

According to her, the inflation is largely attributable to rises in food and energy prices, FOREX scarcity for imports of critical raw materials for manufacturing, and constrained production due to insecurity in some agricultural sites across the country.

On the other hand, core inflation increased to 16.26% from 15.75% because of price increases in gas, liquid fuel, solid fuel, garments, and passenger transport by road and by air. It should also be noted that the high cost of aviation fuel, Jet A1 drove the cost of air transport to the roof and became a major driver of the July inflation rate.

Immediate Solutions

She recommended the need for special interventions in the critical sector and especially focused on subsidizing production to reduce the burden of the rising cost of production.

According to her, there is s need for a good mix of both fiscal and monetary policies to tackle the core drivers of the inflation scourge in Nigeria.

There should be targeted financing for critical sectors like agriculture, food processing, aviation fuels, transport, and FOREX availability for manufacturing inputs.

It is obvious that the government’s intervention so far has not impacted the inflationary pressures that keep rising now. Without concrete and quick steps to intervene, the rising tide of the inflation rate may continue into the end of the year.

A major worry is about the inflation scourge constraining production, causing job losses, and courting an imminent recession.

The inflation rate may ease in the near term driven by constrained consumer demand, harvests maturing in quarter three, and the resumption of wheat exports from Ukraine to Africa.

However, there are fears of falling growth due to constrained production in the past months.

Interest Rate

“We urge the CBN to look beyond hiking rates to taking definite and articulated actions that address the factors driving the inflationary pressures.”

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