Ghana’s annual consumer inflation rate slowed for the ninth consecutive month in September, falling to 9.4% year-on-year from 11.5% in August, marking its lowest level since August 2021, the statistics service said on Wednesday.

Government statistician Alhassan Iddrisu told a press conference that the decline was driven primarily by easing food prices compared to non-food prices.

“The steady drop in inflation… shows a sustained shift in prices that signals Ghana is firmly on the path to macroeconomic stability,” Iddrisu told a news conference.

The gold-oil- and cocoa-producing nation is emerging from its most severe economic crisis in decades.