International trade at the country’s two main harbours (Tema and Takoradi), as measured by laden container traffic for inbound and outbound containers, declined at the end of July 2023, the Bank of Ghana has disclosed.

According to its September 2023 Monetary Policy Report, total container traffic eased by 2.4%, year-on-year, to 56,860 in July 2023, down from 58,261 in July 2022.

In cumulative terms, total container traffic for the first seven months of 2023 dipped by 11.1% to 357,680 compared with 402,277 for the corresponding period of last year.

Air passenger arrivals up 13.4%

Meanwhile, air passenger arrivals improved by 13.4% in year-on-year terms to 104,460 in July 2023, up from 92,140 arrivals recorded a year ago.

Compared to June 2023, passenger arrivals went up by 13.0%.

Cumulatively, for the first seven months of 2023, there were 616,101 arrivals recorded at the international airport and the land borders, compared with 479,874 arrivals for the corresponding period in 2022.

This represented a growth of 28.4%.