{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_d6vkqfdbr4lyqqv7cora","title":"Ghana’s trade surplus shrinks by 70% to US$1.3bn in quarter 2, 2026 – GSS","title_en":null,"outlets":3,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ghanas-trade-surplus-shrinks-by-70-to-us-1-3bn-in-quarter-2-2026-gss-d6vkqfdbr4","count":3,"items":[{"id":"n_52mgaehllivw7ritozma","seq":1312004,"kind":"article","title":"Ghana records trade surplus of $1.3bn in Q2 – GSS","url":"https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/ghana-records-trade-surplus-of-1-3bn-in-q2-gss","summary":"Ghana recorded a trade surplus of $1.3 billion (GH¢13.8 billion) in the second quarter of this year, significantly below the $4.3 billion (GH¢46.1 billion) recorded in the first quarter, the latest Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Second Quarter Quarterly Trade Report has revealed. The report, which covers Ghana’s trade in goods between April and June 2026, … The post Ghana records trade surplus of $1.3bn in Q2 – GSS appeared first on Ghanaian Times .","published":"2026-10-02T09:05:54Z","seen":"2026-10-02T09:48:14Z","lang":"en","country":"GH","source":{"id":"kite-ghanaiantimes-com-gh-18ff50","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-18ff50","topics":["business"],"authors":["Online Admin"],"entities":[{"id":"Q117","name":"Ghana","type":"place"},{"id":"Q14881255","name":"PRNP","type":"org"}],"mentions":3,"story":"st_d6vkqfdbr4lyqqv7cora","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9900000095367432,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.47999998927116394,"political":0.30000001192092896},{"id":"n_ntpmwiumfr2uzwn7uqea","seq":1182704,"kind":"article","title":"Ghana’s trade surplus drops 70% to US$1.3bn in second quarter of 2026 as imports surge","url":"https://www.adomonline.com/ghanas-trade-surplus-drops-70-to-us1-3bn-in-second-quarter-of-2026-as-imports-surge","summary":"Ghana’s trade surplus shrank by about 70.0% from US$4.3 billion in the first quarter of 2026 to US$1.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026. This was captured by the quarterly trade statistics report by the Ghana Statistical Services. According to the GSS, exports barely increased as it went down by 1.6%, while imports jumped […]","published":"2026-10-01T16:07:18Z","seen":"2026-10-01T17:23:21Z","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","cocoa","crude oil","gold","gss","trade surplus"],"authors":["Faridatu Seidu"],"image":"https://www.adomonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Gross-reserves-Gold-and-cocoa.jpg","story":"st_d6vkqfdbr4lyqqv7cora","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9900000095367432,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5099999904632568,"political":0.5099999904632568},{"id":"n_d6vkqfdbr4lyqqv7cora","seq":1163857,"kind":"article","title":"Ghana’s trade surplus shrinks by 70% to US$1.3bn in quarter 2, 2026 – GSS","url":"https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghanas-trade-surplus-shrinks-by-70-to-us1-3bn-in-quarter-2-2026-gss","summary":"According to the GSS, exports barely increased as it went down by 1.6%, while imports jumped by 47.5%. Therefore, the smaller surplus came almost entirely from buying more.","published":"2026-10-01T15:04:05Z","seen":"2026-10-01T15:35:35Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-myjoyonline-com-641af3","name":"myjoyonline.com","domain":"myjoyonline.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q6297121","name":"Joy FM","type":"broadcaster","country":"GH","designations":["internet radio","radio station"]}},"via":"kite-myjoyonline-com-641af3","topics":["africa","business","economy","hp business 2","china","cocoa","crude oil","gold"],"authors":["Charles Nixon"],"entities":[{"id":"Q117","name":"Ghana","type":"place"}],"image":"https://www.myjoyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gross-reserves.jpg","mentions":3,"story":"st_d6vkqfdbr4lyqqv7cora","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.9900000095367432,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.25,"political":0.4699999988079071}]}