In 2022, Ghana’s inflation began an upward trend after the country’s debt woes started. Coupled with the depreciation of the cedi, inflation kept rising to an all-time high of above 50%.
Ghana recorded an inflation rate of 54.1% in December 2022 and fell marginally to 53.6% from 54.1% in January 2023.
The Ghana Statistical Service announced that inflation for March 2023 dropped to 45%.
This would be the third consecutive decline that the country would witness after marginal declines were recorded in January and February 2023.
On a month-on-month basis, the GSS said the difference in inflation between February 2023 and March 2023 was -1.2 percent while food inflation was pegged at 50.8 percent from 59.1 percent recorded in February.
In April, inflation dropped to 41.2% but increased marginally in May 2023 by some 1%.
The rate recorded was 42.2%. This increased to 42.5% in June 2023 and increased to 43.1%.
But things took a different turn in August when inflation began its downward trend.
The country recorded a 40.1% rate in August 2023 eased to 38.1% in September and reduced further to 35.2% for October 2023.
In November, Ghana's inflation dropped to 26.4% from 35.2% in October 2023.
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