{
  "id": 10948572,
  "title": "Building inflation rises to 4.6% in August 2026 - GSS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/building-inflation-rises-to-4-6-in-august-2026-gss",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T13:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/business/building-inflation-rises-to-4-6-in-august-2026-gss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ghana's building cost inflation increased to 4.6% in August 2026, up from 4.0% in the previous month, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). Materials were the main driver of this inflation, with year-on-year inflation at 5.8%, up from 5.1% in July. Labour costs contributed negatively to the inflation rate with a decline to -2.9% from -3.2% in July.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}