Inflation hits record high in Ghana

STORY: Inflation hits record high in Ghana DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Accra central business district and the market (file) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Government statistician at the GSS 3. various of Accra central business district and the market (file) STORYLINE: Ghana's consumer inflation rate surged to 54.1 percent in December, a record high, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said Wednesday. Samuel Kobina Annim, the government statistician at the GSS, who announced the increase at a press briefing, said the rise in the inflation rate was due to the increasing prices of food and non-food items during the month under review. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Government statistician at the GSS "The overall food inflation for the month of December 2022 stood at 59.7% and within the year-on-year inflation rate, 8 subclasses for food inflation recorded rate higher than the overall food inflation of 59.7