{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_cplo6334juqnostxfaxq","title":"Cost of building inflation for August 2026 increases to 4.6% – GSS","title_en":null,"outlets":6,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/cost-of-building-inflation-for-august-2026-increases-to-4-6-gss-cplo6334ju","count":6,"items":[{"id":"n_uw3p2fnt2ctkzvxpdoga","seq":1135132,"kind":"article","title":"Material pressures push building inflation to 4.6%","url":"https://thebftonline.com/article/material-pressures-push-building-inflation-to-4-6","published":"2026-10-01T12:23:53Z","seen":"2026-10-01T12:23:53Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"thebftonline.com","name":"thebftonline.com","domain":"thebftonline.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q56427248","name":"Business and Financial Times Limited","type":"news_agency","country":"GH","designations":["news agency","organization"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","education","health","business"],"story":"st_cplo6334juqnostxfaxq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9599999785423279,"sentiment":"negative","tone":0.0,"political":0.05999999865889549},{"id":"n_bbad7ncvvsjlufd5xiea","seq":1096000,"kind":"article","title":"Building cost inflation rises to 4.6% in August","url":"https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/building-cost-inflation-rises-to-4-6-in-august","summary":"Ghana’s year-on-year building cost inflation inched up to 4.6 per cent in August from 4.0 per cent in July, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced. The increase was largely driven by materials, which dominate the Prime Building Cost Index and Inflation (PBCI), and recorded a year-on-year inflation rate of 5.8 per cent in August. … The post Building cost inflation rises to 4.6% in August appeared first on Ghanaian Times .","published":"2026-10-01T07:46:12Z","seen":"2026-10-01T09:14:41Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-ghanaiantimes-com-gh-fcc506","name":"ghanaiantimes.com.gh","domain":"ghanaiantimes.com.gh","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q5555470","name":"The Ghanaian Times","type":"newspaper","country":"GH","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-ghanaiantimes-com-gh-fcc506","topics":["business","hot!"],"authors":["Online Admin"],"mentions":2,"story":"st_cplo6334juqnostxfaxq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9700000286102295,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.3100000023841858,"political":0.07999999821186066},{"id":"n_f2rfklycgnfolfjg57sq","seq":928818,"kind":"article","title":"Building inflation rises to 4.6% in August 2026 – GSS","url":"https://onuaonline.com/building-inflation-rises-to-4-6-in-august-2026-gss","summary":"Ghana’s building cost inflation rose to 4.6% in August 2026, up from 4.0% in July, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The latest Producer Price Building Cost Index (PBCI) release shows that building costs were 4.6% higher than a year earlier, while prices increased marginally by 0.1% between July and August 2026. The annual […] The post Building inflation rises to 4.6% in August 2026 – GSS appeared first on OnuaOnline .","published":"2026-09-30T13:28:30Z","seen":"2026-09-30T14:43:34Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-onuaonline-com-6ac9f5","name":"onuaonline.com","domain":"onuaonline.com"},"via":"kite-onuaonline-com-6ac9f5","topics":["business","building inflation","gss"],"authors":["Raphael Ghartey"],"entities":[{"id":"Q14881255","name":"PRNP","type":"org"}],"story":"st_cplo6334juqnostxfaxq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9700000286102295,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.11999999731779099,"political":0.09000000357627869},{"id":"n_b62wadlo5imvcf257c7a","seq":912749,"kind":"article","title":"Building inflation rises to 4.6% in August 2026 - GSS","url":"https://3news.com/business/building-inflation-rises-to-4-6-in-august-2026-gss","summary":"Ghana’s building cost inflation rose to 4.6% in August 2026, up from 4.0% in July, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).","published":"2026-09-30T13:19:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T13:22:24Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-3news-com-b1e0d5","name":"3news.com","domain":"3news.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7672104","name":"TV3 Ghana","type":"broadcaster","country":"GH","designations":["mass media","television station"]}},"via":"kite-3news-com-b1e0d5","topics":["business"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q14881255","name":"PRNP","type":"org"}],"image":"https://media.3news.com/building-2-700x467.webp","story":"st_cplo6334juqnostxfaxq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9700000286102295,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.09000000357627869,"political":0.09000000357627869},{"id":"n_vopd33simibqm5bdinsq","seq":881740,"kind":"article","title":"Building construction inflation rises to 4.6% in August 2026","url":"https://www.adomonline.com/building-construction-inflation-rises-to-4-6-in-august-2026","summary":"The cost of constructing buildings in Ghana increased in August 2026, with the Combined Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI) rising by 4.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The latest figure is up from the 4.0 percent recorded in July, pointing to a further increase in construction costs. The Combined PBCI measures […]","published":"2026-09-30T10:38:13Z","seen":"2026-09-30T10:43:44Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-adomonline-com-a49eb3","name":"adomonline.com","domain":"adomonline.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q95764814","name":"Adom TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"GH","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-adomonline-com-a49eb3","topics":["business","local news","news","building inflation","gss"],"authors":["Gertrude Okyere"],"image":"https://www.adomonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ghana-Statistical-Service-GSS-Population-And-Housing-Census-PHC-Recruitment-Copy.jpg","story":"st_cplo6334juqnostxfaxq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9700000286102295,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.03999999910593033,"political":0.07000000029802322},{"id":"n_cplo6334juqnostxfaxq","seq":861505,"kind":"article","title":"Cost of building inflation for August 2026 increases to 4.6% – GSS","url":"https://www.myjoyonline.com/cost-of-building-inflation-for-august-2026-increases-to-4-6-gss","summary":"New data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has shown that the Combined Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI) which measures how the overall cost of constructing buildings changes over time went up by 4.6 percent year on year for August 2026. 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