Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, the Acting Government Statistician, said the mining and quarrying, the largest sector with a weight of 43.7 per cent, recorded a 4.3 percentage point decrease in producer inflation, from 5.0 per cent in September to 0.7 per in October 2025.

Similarly, manufacturing which makes up 35 per cent of the PPI weights, increased from 1.7 per cent in September 2025 to 2.5 per cent in October 2025 but much lower than 22.7 per cent recorded a year ago.

He said the producer inflation in the transport and storage subsector continued to fall, declining from -8.2 per cent in September to -8.8 per cent in October 2025.
“Thus, producer prices in the sector fell by 8.8 per cent in October,” he added.
He recommended that businesses cut costs and raise efficiency, streamlining operations, eliminate waste, and push productivity so every cedi works harder.

He said businesses should turn savings into growth, reinvest cost relief into better tools, skills, and supply networks that strengthen long-term competitiveness.
He urged the government to support investment where it moved the needle, directing incentives toward firms that expand capacity, upgrade technology, and create jobs.

Dr Iddrisu called on the government to remove structural bottlenecks, fix energy, transport, and logistics constraints that keep production costs high.
The Acting Government Statistician called on households and consumers to spend with intention, comparing prices, choose value, and favour sellers who pass on lower costs.

“Use information as leverage stay informed about inflation updates and let the data guide your purchasing decisions,” he added.