Ghana Inflation Rate Accelerates to 18.9% in May

Annual inflation in Ghana increased to 18.9 percent in May of 2016 from 18.7 percent in April, mostly due to a 5 percent jump in cost of fuel early in the month. Food and housing and utilities were other main drivers of the rise.
Ghana Statistical Service | Mojdeh Kazemi | mojdeh@tradingeconomics.com
6/15/2016 1:49:19 PM
Compared to May 2015, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages (8.5 percent from 8.3 percent in April); transport (40.9 percent from 40 percent); housing and utilities (35.7 percent from 35.8 percent) were the main contributors to the rise. Additional upward pressure came from: clothing and footwear (22.8 percent from 21 percent); recreation and culture (27.9 percent from 26.7 percent); furnishings and household items (21.8 percent from 22.9 percent); education (32.3 percent from 27.7 percent); miscellaneous goods and services (15.4 percent from 18.3 percent); health (13.9 percent from 13.7 percent); hotels, cafes and restaurants (14.4 percent from 15.9 percent) and communication (13.3 percent from 13.6 percent).

On a monthly basis, consumer prices went up 1.1 percent, following a 1.4 percent rise in the preceding month. Food prices grew by 1.2 percent, housing and utilities increased by 0.6 percent, transport rose by 1.1 percent.

Ghana Inflation Rate Accelerates to 18.9% in May