Inflation in Ghana increased to 37.2% in September from 33.9% in August, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.
According
to the Government Statistician Samuel Kobina Annim, the Service has shifted its
reference year to 2021, from 2018, and will update historical figures.
The
GSS has also adjusted the weights of regions and increased the number to cover
16 regions.
This
means that in the month of September 2022 the general price level was 37.2%
higher than in September 2021. The month-on-month inflation between August 2022
and September 2022 was 2.0%.
According to the GSS, five groups recorded inflation rates
higher than the national average in September. They were Housing, Water,
Electricity, Gas and Other fuels (68.8%); Furnishings, Household Equipment and
Routine Household Maintenance (51.1%); Transport (48.6%); Personal Care, Social
Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (42.6%) as well as Food and
Non-Alcoholic Beverages (37.8%).
Source: Graphic Online