Egypt October Core Inflation Eases to 13.1%
The drop marked a second straight decline and came in below the 13.8% forecast, even as monthly core prices rose 1.2%, analysts said.
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Annual inflation in Egyptian cities fell to 12.7% during October, compared to 13.9% in September, while basic inflation fell to 13.1%, although prices continued to rise on a monthly basis.
Egypt’s annual core inflation declines to 13.1 percent in October
The CBE said in a statement on Monday that core consumer prices increased by 1.2 percent on a monthly basis in October, up from 0.8 percent in September but below the 2 percent recorded in October 2025.
Egypt's basic inflation rate, on an annual basis, declined to 13.1% over the past October, compared to 14.1% in September 2026, according to the Central Bank of Egypt. In its Monday statement, the Central Bank explained that the Bank's basic consumer price index recorded a monthly rate of change of 1.2% in October 2026, compared to 2% in the same month.
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