Ghana's inflation down to 40.1 pct in August

ACCRA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ghana recorded an inflation rate of 40.1 percent year on year in August, after rising to 43.1 percent in July, said the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Wednesday.

"For the first time in five months, we have seen a 3.0-percentage-point slow-down in the rate of increase in inflation," said Samuel Annim, the government statistician at the GSS, during a regular monthly briefing.