Tag: David Kombat
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All is set to kick-start population and housing census in June – GSS
The Ghana Statistical Service, GSS, says all is set for the national population and housing census in June this year. The Service has set June 28 as the census night; which means that anyone who spends that night at any location anywhere in the country; will be enumerated and captured as part of the country’s…
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February inflation rate remains unchanged at 7.8 percent
The inflation rate of all goods and services remained unchanged at 7.8 percent for February 2020. This is in spite of the fact that general prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages witnessed a marginal rise in the month of February compared to January 2020. The Ghana Statistical Service cited food items such as vegetables, fruits…
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Producer Price inflation records 8.9% in October 2019
The Producer Price Inflation reached 8.9 percent in October 2019. The PPI measures the average change in the prices received by domestic producers for their products. The 8.9 percent recorded in October 2019 is 0.2 percentage points lower compared to the 9.1 percent recorded in September 2019. Data released by the Ghana Statistical Service also…
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Producer Price Inflation rises to 8.8% in July
The Producer Price Index rose to 8.8 percent in July 2019. This represents an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the 7.1 percent recorded in June. The PPI measures the average cost at which producers manufacture products. According to Deputy Government Statistician, David Kombat, the increase in the PPI for July was driven largely by…
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Statistical Service targets improved growth with agric census
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is optimistic it will help reverse the trend of the declining contribution of agriculture to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with the census it is about to conduct on the sector. The census which will be conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), will survey…