By Fred SARPONG Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Producer Price Index (PPI) report for April 2011 has indicated that producers of goods and services increased their cost to wholesalers by about 25.22%, as compared to 23.46% recorded in March, for all industries. The utilities sector, which has a major influence on the index, recorded an inflation rate of 71.98% in April, this year, as against 71.96% in March. The sector increased by 0.02% last month, which was a significant figure to the overall industries index as it recorded the highest rate of inflation as at April 2011. Within the sector, electricity and water supply recorded 77.05% in April, as compared to 77.02% in March 2011. Production, transmission and distribution of electricity also recorded 77.05%, as compared to 77.02% in March 2011. Collection, purification and distribution of water maintained its rate of 13.86%. Government Statistician, Dr. Grace Bediako, who announced this in Accra, said the performance of the utilities ...