Inflation for last quarter of 2017 to fall further

Inflation for Ghana for the last quarter of 2017 will stabilize, ranging between 11.8 and 12.1 per cent, umb Investment Holdings has projected. According to umb, upside risks to the forecast include higher than expected world crude price increases which … Read more →

Inflation drops to 12.1%

The average change in prices of goods and services, measured by inflation, dropped to 12.1 per cent in June this year. The rate was 12.6 per cent in May and the decline in the June figure was due to corresponding … Read more →

Inflation drops to 12.6%

The Prices of goods and Services for the month of May was fairly stable as inflation saw a slight decline. May inflation fell to 12.6 percent from the 13.0 percent in April. This figure is the lowest since December 2013. … Read more →

Inflation hits 13%

The annual (year-on-year) inflation rate for April 2017 was 13 percent compared to 12.8 percent recorded in March 2017. This means that the general price level went up by 1.6 percent between March 2017 and April 2017. The monthly change … Read more →

Inflation declines to 12.8%

The year-on-year inflation rate for February 2017 was 13.2 percent compared to 13.2 percent recorded in February 2017. The March 2017 rate of 12.8 percent is the lowest since December 2013. The monthly change rate for March 2017 was 1.3 … Read more →

Ghana’s inflation second highest in Africa

Reports that Ghana has the highest inflation rate in Africa have been debunked by the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), who declared that the country was behind Zambia. Addressing a press briefing in Accra recently, Dr. Abdul Nahir … Read more →

May 2015: Inflation shoots to 16.9%

Year-on-year inflation for May 2015 as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded 16.9 percent in May 2015, up from 16.8 percent recorded in April 2015. The monthly change rate for May 2015 was one percent compared to 1.8 … Read more →

Listen: Sarkodie explains his open letter song ‘Inflation’ to BBC

Sarkodie explains to BBC’s Alice Muthengi his intention for his open letter song ‘Inflatin.’ The Rapperholic last week updated President Mahama the cries and worry of Ghanaians via song (Inflation). Whilst in London, Sarkodie was interviewed on BBC Africa’s Focus and … Read more →

Download: Sarkodie – Inflation

Inflation records 15.3%

The year-on-year inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) was 15.3 percent in July 2014 slightly up from the 15.0 percent recorded in June 2014. The rate for July 2014 entails the percentage change in the Consumer Price … Read more →