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Data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has indicated that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains Ghana’s top export destination.<\/p>\n
Exports to the UAE accounted for GH\u00a215.0 billion for the second quarter of 2024 representing 23.3 percent of total exports.<\/p>\n
\u201cSwitzerland followed closely with exports valued at GH\u00a213.2 billion representing 20.5%, while South Africa ranked third, with exports amounting to GH\u00a28.3 billion (12.9%)\u201d, the data captured.<\/p>\n
China remained Ghana\u2019s primary source of imports, contributing GH\u00a212.3 billion (20.9% of total imports).<\/p>\n
China was followed by the UAE with a value of GH\u00a29.1 billion (15.4%) and the United Kingdom with an import value of GH\u00a25.2 billion (8.8%).<\/p>\n
The data also revealed that Ghana\u2019s import market was predominated by gas oil (GH\u00a27.3 billion) and motor spirit super (GH\u00a27.2 billion), which together contributed a quarter (24.7%) of the total import value of GH\u00a258.8 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cExport prices recorded a 40.5 percent year-on-year increase, driven largely by surging gold prices while import prices increased by 18.9 percent,\u201d the GSS data noted.<\/p>\n
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