Ghana's consumer inflation rose in September after slowing for five consecutive months, driven by an increase in food prices, the statistics service said on Wednesday. Inflation quickened to 21.5% year-on-year in September from 20.

Ghana’s inflation rate unexpectedly increased in September for the first time in six months, raising doubts about policymakers’ forecasts that price growth will ease further toward the end of the years.

GHANA’S inflation increased for the first time in six months, with the rate increasing from 20.4 per cent in August to 21.5 per cent in September, Government Statistician Professor Samuel Kobina Annim has announced.