Producer Price Inflation Drops to 18.5% in April, Signaling Factory Gate Relief

Producer Price Inflation Drops to 18.5% in April, Signaling Factory Gate Relief

Ghana’s Producer Price Inflation (PPI) fell sharply to 18.5% in April 2025, down from 24.4% in March, marking the third consecutive month of decline, according to the Ghana Statistical Service. This 5.9 percentage point drop reflects easing price pressures, particularly in the mining and quarrying (10.6 points) and manufacturing (6.9 points) sectors which together made up nearly 95% of the April inflation rate. Notably, producers experienced a m…

Producer Price Inflation for April 2025 falls to 18.5%

Mining and Quarrying and Manufacturing lead the PPI index as the two most important contributors to producer price inflation by 10.6 ppt and 6.9 ppt respectively, both accounting for 94.5% of inflation in April, according to the GSS. The year-on-year inflation placed Mining and Quarrying, Accommodation and food service activities, Manufacturing, Transportation and storage, and […]