The Producer Price Index (PPI) for September 2026 increased to 4.8 percent from 3.3 percent year on year.
By this, the PPI, which measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers for their goods and services increased for September this year compared to the same period last year.
A statement released by the Ghana Statistical Service said the Industrial Producer Price Index (I-PPI) inflation rate for September 2026 was 7.2 percent, indicating that, on average, industrial producer prices increased by 7.2 percent between September 2025 and September 2026.
This represents an increase of 0.9 percentage points from the 6.3 percent recorded in August 2026. The Construction Producer Price Index recorded an inflation rate of 4.7 percent in September 2026. This indicates that construction producer prices increased by 4.7 percent between September 2025 and September 2026.
This represents an increase of 0.2 percentage points from the 4.5 percent recorded in August 2026. The Services Producer Price Index recorded an inflation rate of 1.4 percent in September 2026.
This indicates that service producer prices increased by 1.4 percent between September 2025 and September 2026. The Services sector remained relatively stable over the review period, with the Producer Price Index increasing marginally from 142.9 in September 2025 to 144.9 in September 2026.
Meanwhile, Information and Communication remained the most stable sub-sector over the period, ending at 127.8 in September 2026.