Ghana: Building inflation holds steady at 2.2% in April

Ghana’s building inflation rate remained unchanged at 2.2 per cent in April 2026, offering some relief to households, contractors and developers despite rising monthly prices for construction materials and labour.

The latest Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI) released for April showed that although the year-on-year inflation rate stayed the same as in March, the general cost of building inputs increased by 1.5 per cent between March and April this year.

The Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan…