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  "id": 12614190,
  "title": "Inflation rises to 5.2% in September 2026 as prices in Services sector still high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/inflation-rises-to-5-2-in-september-2026-as-prices-in-services-sector-12614190",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T11:16:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/inflation-rises-to-5-2-in-september-2026-as-prices-in-services-sector-still-high/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In September 2026, Ghana's inflation rate climbed to 5.2%, marking a slight increase from 5.0% in the previous month. This marks a deviation from the declining trend observed in earlier months, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). Despite this uptick, inflation remains notably lower than the 9.4% recorded in September 2025. The month-over-month inflation rate was calculated at 1.1%, suggesting a 1% rise in prices between August and September.\n\nThe surge in inflation was primarily attributed to non-food items, which saw a 6.2% increase, compared to the 4.0% food inflation rate. Non-food items constitute 63.3% of the total inflation, while food makes up 36.7%.\n\nThe services sector continues to be a significant driver of inflation, with an 8.3% rate, nearly double the goods sector's 4.2%. In the services sector, housing, water, and energy experienced inflation rates of 10.3%, while the restaurant and hotel industries reached a 9.2% inflation rate.\n\nThe analysis also indicates that inflation is increasingly being influenced by domestic factors. Locally produced items exhibited an inflation rate of 6.4%, compared to just 2.4% for imported goods. Locally produced items accounted for 85.7% of the total inflation.\n\nRegion-wise, the Ashanti region experienced the highest inflation rate at 9.8%, followed by Eastern at 7.8%. Greater Accra saw a rate of 3.4%, while Western recorded the lowest rate at -0.5%.\n\nCertain food items saw substantial price hikes, with fresh tomatoes increasing by 153.4% year-on-year and ginger by 100.4%. Conversely, lime prices decreased by 29.9%, and maize by 26.4%. Despite a year-on-year decline of 4.2 percentage points, inflation remains a concern, primarily due to domestic price pressures, especially in the services sector.",
  "summary": "Ghana’s inflation rate increased marginally to 5.2% in September 2026, from 5.0% in August, reversing the downward trend recorded in previous months. The latest figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) show that despite the increase, inflation remains significantly lower than the 9.4% recorded in September 2025. Month-on-month inflation stood at 1.1%, indicating that prices […]",
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