{
  "id": 12821949,
  "title": "Inflation edges up to 5.2% in September — GSS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/inflation-edges-up-to-5-2-in-september-gss",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:36:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/inflation-edges-up-to-5-2-in-september-gss/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's inflation rate inched up to 5.2 percent in September, up from 5.0 percent in August, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The increase was mainly due to non-food inflation, the GSS reported. Month-over-month, prices climbed by 1.1 percent in September. Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, the Government Statistician, unveiled the figures at a press conference in Accra. Despite the slight rise in overall inflation, it still remained 4.2 percentage points lower than the record 9.4 percent inflation in September 2025. Dr Iddrisu explained that non-food items comprised 63.3 percent of the total inflation, while food contributed 36.7 percent. Non-food items continued to exert a stronger influence on the overall inflation rate than food, with non-food inflation standing at 6.2 percent in September, down from 6.8 percent in August. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices increased to 4.0 percent in September, up from 3.0 percent in August. Food inflation rose by 1.5 percent month-over-month, marking a reversal of the 2.6 percent decline seen in August. The GSS noted that some staple food prices were still cheaper than a year ago, with limes down 29.9 percent, maize by 26.4 percent, and Bambara beans by 21.7 percent. Services inflation remained the most significant driver of inflationary pressure at 8.3 percent, slightly lower than the 8.6 percent in August. Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels contributed 10.3 percent to total inflation, accounting for 25.6 percent of the total. Dr Iddrisu reported that locally produced items saw inflation rise to 6.4 percent, up from 6.1 percent in August, while imported inflation increased marginally to 2.4 percent, from 2.2 percent. Locally produced items accounted for 85.7 percent of total inflation, indicating that the low imported inflation was due to a more stable cedi, which helped moderate the cost of imported goods. Regionally, the Ashanti Region recorded the highest inflation at 9.8 percent, while the Western Region experienced a decline in prices, recording -0.5 percent. The Ashanti and Greater Accra regions together accounted for 56.6 percent of the national inflation rate.",
  "summary": "GHANA’S inflation rate rose marginally to 5.2 per cent in September, from 5.0 per cent in August, driven by non-food inflation, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. On a month-on-month basis, prices increased by 1.1 per cent during the month of September. The Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, announced the figures at a news … The post Inflation edges up to 5.2% in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "Economists see food, oil stoking India’s September inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/economists-see-food-oil-stoking-indias-september-inflation",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:33:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}