Egypt’s headline inflation eases to 14.6% in May; core rate steady at 13.8%

Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 14.6% in May 2026 from 14.9% in April, the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) said in a statement on Wednesday, even as inflation on a monthly basis accelerated to 1.6% from 1.1% the previous month. Annual inflation for the country as a whole recorded […] The post Egypt’s headline inflation eases to 14.6% in May; core rate steady at 13.8% first appeared on Dailynewsegypt.