{
  "id": 15753814,
  "title": "PPI for September 2026 increases to 4.8%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ppi-for-september-2026-increases-to-4-8-15753814",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:59:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ppi-for-september-2026-increases-to-4-8/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In September 2026, the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose to 4.8 percent, marking an increase from 3.3 percent year-on-year. The Ghana Statistical Service reported that the Industrial Producer Price Index (I-PPI) inflation rate for September 2026 stood at 7.2 percent, indicating a rise of 0.9 percentage points compared to the 6.3 percent recorded in August 2026. Additionally, the Construction Producer Price Index expanded by 4.7 percent between September 2025 and September 2026, while the Services Producer Price Index saw a 1.4 percent increase over the same period. The overall services sector demonstrated stability, with the PPI growing slightly from 142.9 in September 2025 to 144.9 in September 2026. Among sub-sectors, Information and Communication emerged as the most consistent, closing at 127.8 in September 2026.",
  "summary": "The Producer Price Index (PPI) for September 2026 increased to 4.8 percent from 3.3 percent year on year. By this, the PPI, which measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers for their goods and services increased for September this year compared to the same period last year. A […]",
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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."
}