E/R GSS Office provides 500 aprons to female traders
The Eastern Regional Office of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has presented 500 aprons with pockets to some female traders in five markets in the region.
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The markets are the Koforidua Central Market, Klo-Agogo trading post, Nkawkaw selling point, New Abirem and Adeiso markets. The aprons, which cost GH₵17,500 were purchased with contributions from the staff of the GSS in the region.
The gesture, according to the Eastern Regional Director of the GSS, Bright Worlanyo Neku, was in response to information on the prices of commodities which the women provided to his office.
Such information, he indicated was used as data to determine the level of inflation in the region. He said the provision of the aprons was to show appreciation to the female traders who readily assisted his outfit with the prices of commodities they displayed in their stores and shops.
Mr Neku added that in some parts of the region, female traders were not always willing to give out the prices of commodities to officials of the GSS.
"These women always have patience for us and provide us with the prices of commodities we ask for, so we have to show appreciation to them so that they continue to help us in the discharge of our duties to determine the inflation rate in the region", Mr Neku stated.
He indicated that the prices were obtained on vegetables such as tomatoes, pepper, garden eggs, onions and foodstuffs such as cassava, plantain, maize and pharmaceutical products.
Inflation rate
School fees, medical bills and other services rendered to the people, Mr Neku said, were also factored in to determine the inflation rate in the region. He expressed his appreciation to all those who assisted his outfit with information on prices and services that had made it possible for them to come out with data to calculate the inflation rate in the region.
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Mr Neku emphasised that the inflation rate was used to determine the salaries of government employees.
Data
The data, he further stated, was used to compare the living standards in Ghana and other countries. One of the traders, Ama Serwaa Fobi, told the Daily Graphic that they co-operated with the officials from the GSS because of the way they approached them for the prices of their food items as well as goods.
She indicated that the GSS officials normally did not doubt the prices given to them.
Writer's email:haruna.wunpini@graphic.com.gh