The year-on-year
inflation rate for January 2023 has dropped marginally to 53.6%, from the 54.1%
recorded in December 2022.
This is
according to latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service.
This is the
first time in the last 19 months that there has been a reversal of the rate of
increase for the year-on-year inflation.
The figure
represents a 0.5 percentage drop relative to the rate that was recorded for
December 2022.
Per the data,
food inflation inched up to 61.0% in January 2023, from 59.7% recorded in
December 2022.
Non-food
Inflation declined to 47.9% in January 2023, from 49.9% recorded in December
2022.
While, inflation
for locally produced items was 50.0%, inflation for imported items was 62.5%.
Month-on-month
food inflation was 2.8% while non-food Inflation (0.563) was 47.9%. Last
month’s Non-food inflation was 49.9%.
Month-on-month
Non-Food inflation was 0.8% with inflation for locally produced items pegged at
50.0%. Inflation for imported items was also 62.5%.
On a regional
level, the Eastern region recorded the highest year-on-year inflation of 66.2%
while Greater Accra followed with an inflation of 65%.
Also, inflation
for transport fell for the first time in several months due to the reduction in
fuel prices during the period.
Prices of
non-food items also declined during the period.
Also five
divisions registered inflation higher than the national average.
These include
Furnishings, household equipment (71.7%); Housing, water, electricity, gas and
other (71.1%); Transport (68.8%); Personal care, social protection and
miscellaneous services (63.1%) and Food and non-alcoholic beverages (61.0%).
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