Primarily, the study assesses the determinants of non-oil import demand in
Nigeria.
This is aimed at measuring the relative strengths and nature of effects of
the variables
that determine Nigeria’s non-oil import demand, and subsequently
assessing the extent to which results are in conformity with those previously
obtained on a wider aggregate of the Nigerian economy. An econometric method
of analysis was employed. Results indicate deviations from the findings of earlier
studies, as two key variables previously reported as significant (real exchange
rate and real income) showed insignificant causational relationships in the model.
