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Manufacturers Mull Price Hike as Naira Hits New Low

By Tobi Adetunji

by Techeconomy
January 29, 2024
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Nigeria may soon see a skyrocketing increase in goods and services as Manufacturers have predicted fresh hikes in the prices of commodities in the market to rise in response to the continued fall of the naira against the United States dollar.

On Friday, the naira plunged to N1,420/$ at the parallel window of the foreign exchange market.

According to Francis Meshioye, the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, the naira, which has now remained at over N1,400 in the parallel market for two days, would lead to price hikes in the economy.

He said,

“It is not possible to remain profitable with this exchange rate. The first challenge is breaking even. It means the prices of things will be higher, and the income is not there for people to buy things as they should buy as things become more expensive.

Francis said:

“the demand will become low, and this will affect our bottom-line. The break-even point will become critical. So, what businesses should do is to ensure that they break even at this time. It is a critical and very challenging time for us.”

He predicted that these price hikes were unlikely to resonate well with consumers whose spending power has been continuously depleted.

According to him, the frequent fluctuations in the forex market have made it difficult for manufacturers to make long-term plans.

He stated that “It is a harsh time, which means we must revise our strategy. It is hard for us to have a long-term plan, and even short-term plans we must regularly revise them so that we can incorporate the reality of the economy into it.”

The president of MAN added that the current FX reality creates the need for manufacturers to come together and fashion out viable solutions to stay in business.

The fall of the national currency has been partially responsible for high inflation rates in the country. As of December 2023, inflation rose to 28.92 percent according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

The naira has continued its slide in the parallel market, closing the week at N1,420/$. Since the Central Bank of Nigeria removed the rate cap on the national currency in June 2023, the naira has fallen to record lows on the official and unofficial foreign exchange windows.

The persistent decline of the naira is following high demand for the dollar in the country, BDC operators noted.

On the official Investor and Exporter window, the naira appreciated by 1.01 per cent to N891.90/$ from the N900.96/$ it closed on Thursday.

In the cryptocurrency peer-to-peer market, the naira was trading for N1,401.7/$ on Binance’s P2P platform as of the time of filing this report.

Nigeria has one of the largest peer-to-peer exchange volumes in the world according to Chainalysis, a blockchain firm.

Between July 2022 – June 2023, Nigeria’s crypto transaction volume grew to $56.7bn signifying the importance of the P2P crypto foreign exchange window.

Chainalysis said, “In fact, Nigeria is one of only six countries in the top 50 by size globally whose crypto transaction volume grew year-over-year in the time we studied. Its growth rate of 9 per cent places it third among those six.”

The naira’s free fall has continued despite efforts by the Central of Nigeria and the Federal Government.  Recently, the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited got a $2.25bn oil-for-cash loan facility from the African Export-Import Bank to boost dollar liquidity in the economy.

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