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Western North Region Ranked Most Expensive For Food In Ghana – New GSS Report Reveals
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) launched its second Food Price Variability report on Thursday 18th April 2024 at the Accra Technical University (ATU), revealing significant differences in food prices across the country.
The report, which tracked prices for 10 food items from January 2023 to February 2024, found that the Western North Region emerged as the most expensive for consumers.
The food items tracked in cedis per kilograms/liter were bread, beans, yam, noodles, cooking oil, tomato paste, milk, beef, iodated salt and imported rice.
The report highlights the Western North Region as having the highest median prices for the chosen food items, ranking among the top 3 most expensive regions for six (6) out of the ten (10).
The report highlights the Western North Region as having the highest median prices for the chosen food items, ranking among the top 3 most expensive regions for six out of the ten.