{
  "id": 7790117,
  "title": "September 2026 inflation to remain stable with a slight upside risk – IC Insights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/september-2026-inflation-to-remain-stable-with-a-slight-upside-risk-7790117",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:34:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/september-2026-inflation-to-remain-stable-with-a-slight-upside-risk-ic-insights/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IC Insights' latest report, titled \"Ghana August 2026 Inflation: A rebound without the heat,\" predicts that inflation will remain stable with a slight upside risk for the September 2026 print. The firm's analysis reveals that food inflation experienced a modest decline in August 2026, dropping to 3.0% year-on-year, while non-food inflation accelerated by 70 basis points to 6.8% year-on-year.\n\nThe sharp increase in the price of fresh tomatoes to 158.3% year-on-year in August 2026 is cited as a one-off shock that will gradually subside in the coming months. This will help normalize food inflation pressure, potentially leading to a cooling effect on food price inflation. However, the report warns that renewed upward pressure on energy prices due to the Middle East war will sustain non-food inflation, which could partially offset the disinflationary impact of falling food prices.\n\nAnnual headline inflation is forecast to hover around 5.1% ±0.5 percentage points for September 2026, with a month-on-month increase to 1.0%. While only three out of the 15 sub-groups experienced higher inflation, vegetables & tubers saw a significant surge of 710 basis points to 12.4%, followed by ready-made food inflation at 15.5%. Non-food inflation, driven by unfavorable base effects, accounted for 70.9% of the rise in headline inflation.",
  "summary": "However, it warned that the renewed upward pressure on energy prices due to the escalation of the Middle East war will sustain the emerging pressure in non-food inflation to potentially offset food price disinflation.",
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        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "September 2026 inflation to remain stable with a slight upside risk – IC Insights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/september-2026-inflation-to-remain-stable-with-a-slight-upside-risk",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:34:14.000Z"
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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."
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