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Lagos Parallel Market Rates (in Naira ₦)
Date GBP£ USD$ EUR€
07 Dec 2018 464/469 363/367 410/415
06 Dec 2018 462/467 362/366 409/413
05 Dec 2018 464/468 363/368 409/413

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Date Description Prior Actual
30 Nov 18 External Reserves $42.13 $41.99
21 Nov 18 October 2018 Inflation 11.28% 11.26%
31 Oct 18 External Reserves $45.9 bn $42.13
16 Oct 18 September 2018 Inflation 11.23% 11.28%
14 Sep 18 August 2018 Inflation 11.14% 11.23%
31 Aug 18 External Reserves $47.6 bn $45.9 bn
27 Aug 18 Q2'18 Grosss Domestic Product Growth 1.95% 1.50%
15 Aug 18 July 2018 Inflation 11.23% 11.14%
23 Jul 18 June 2018 Inflation 11.61% 11.23%
22 Jul 18 Monetary Policy Rate 14.00% 14.00%
29 Jun 18 External Reserves $47.4 bn $47.6 bn
13 Jun 18 May 2018 Inflation 12.48% 11.61%
22 May 18 Monetary Policy Rate 14.00% 14.00%
21 May 18 Q1'18 Grosss Domestic Product Growth 2.11% 1.95%
15 May 18 April 2018 Inflation 13.34% 12.48%
12 Apr 18 March 2018 Inflation 14.33% 13.34%
01 Apr 18 Non-Manufacturing PMI 56.1 57.2
01 Apr 18 Manufacturing PMI 56.3 56.7
14 Mar 18 February 2018 Inflation 15.10% 14.33%
12 Mar 18 External Reserves $42 bn $44 bn
03 Mar 18 Q4'17 Current Account Balance N1.09 trn N1.80 trn
01 Mar 18 Q4'17 Capital Imports $4.15 bn $5.38 bn
27 Feb 18 FY'17 GDP Growth -1.58% 0.83%
27 Feb 18 Q4'17 GDP Growth 1.40% 1.92%
23 Feb 18 External Reserves $41 bn $42 bn
15 Feb 18 January 2018 Inflation 15.40% 15.10%
01 Feb 18 Manufacturing PMI 59.3 63.2
01 Feb 18 Non-Manufacturing PMI 62.1 58.5
22 Jan 18 Monetary Policy Rate 14.00% 14.00%
18 Jan 18 External Reserves $39 bn $41 bn
18 Jan 18 Nigeria Oil Production (OPEC) 1.79 mb/d 1.86 mb/d
16 Jan 18 December Inflation 15.90% 15.37%
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Lagos Parallel Market Rates (in Naira ₦)
Date GBP£ USD$ EUR€
07 Dec 2018 464/469 363/367 410/415
06 Dec 2018 462/467 362/366 409/413
05 Dec 2018 464/468 363/368 409/413

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