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Egypt Inflation Rate
Last Release
Apr 30, 2025
Actual
13.9
Units In
%
Previous
13.6
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Jun 11, 2025
Time to Release
27 Days 20 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
38 Sep 2023 | -4.2 Aug 1962 | 10.06 % | 1958-2025 | Central Bank of Egypt |
In Egypt, the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services that are purchased by a representative sample of households from urban areas, which include Cairo, Alexandria, urban Lower Egypt, urban Upper Egypt, Canal cities and Frontier governorates. The most important categories in the headline CPI are Food and Beverages (40 percent of total weight); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels (18.4 percent); Medical Care (6.3 percent) and Transportation (5.7 percent). Clothing and Footwear account for 5.4 percent of total index and Education for 4.6 percent. Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants represent 4.4 percent of total weight and Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the Dwelling for 3.8 percent. Miscellaneous Goods and Services account for 3.7 percent, Communications 3.1 percent, Recreation and Culture 2.4 percent and Tobacco and Related Products 2.2 percent.
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The annual urban inflation rate in Egypt accelerated to 13.9% in April 2025, up from 13.6% in March, aligning with expectations. This marked the second consecutive month of rising inflation and the fastest pace since January, due to faster rises in prices of housing and utilities (13.9% vs 13.0% in March), transport (37.4% vs 33.9%), recreation and culture (20.8% vs 19.7%), and restaurants and hotels (16.9% vs 15.0%). Meanwhile, prices moderated for food and non-alcoholid beverages (6.0% vs 6.6%), clothing and footwear (17.4% vs 23.0%), furnishings, household equipment, routine maintenance (15.2% vs 15.6%), communications (12.3% vs 12.4%), miscellaneous goods and services (14.5% vs 15.0%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (15.9% vs 25.0%). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 1.3% in April 2025, the smallest increase in four months, easing from a 1.6% gain in March, which was the highest in six months.
Egypt Inflation Rate History
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