The inflation rate for August has decreased marginally to 20.4%, a slight drop from the 20.9% recorded in July.

According to the Ghana Statistical Service, this reduction is primarily due to a decrease in food inflation, which fell to 19.1% from 21.5% in the previous month.

Despite this, non-food inflation experienced an increase, rising by 0.7 percentage points to 21.5% in August from 20.5% in July.

The mixed trends highlight ongoing inflationary pressures affecting different sectors of the economy.