Egypt CPI inflation (year-on-year)
Egypt CPI inflation (year-on-year) is 14.5 percent, in force since 1 Aug 2026. It was 14.9 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 15 Sep 2026.
Headline consumer price inflation, year-on-year percent, latest published month, from the official statistics office.
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| Current value | 14.5 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-01 |
| Official source | Official CBE CPI Press Release August 2026, dated 10 September 2026… — On an annual basis, urban headline CPI inflation recorded 14.5 percent in August 2026 compared with 14.9 percent in July 2026. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Official CBE CPI Press Release August 2026, dated 10 September 2026. Figure used is annual URBAN headline CPI (CAPMAS; CBE target variable), not nationwide headline 12.7% reported in secondary press and not CBE core 14.9%. Monthly urban headline 0.1% in August 2026.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 14.9 | Central Bank of Egypt — CPI Press Release July 2026 (CAPMAS… |
| 2026-06-01 | 14.3 | Central Bank of Egypt — CPI Press Release June 2026 (CAPMAS… |
| 2026-05-01 | 14.6 | CBE — CPI Press Release May 2026 (urban headline 14.6% YoY… |
| 2026-04-01 | 14.9 | CBE — CPI Press Release April 2026 (urban headline 14.9%… |
| 2026-03-01 | 15.2 | CBE — CPI Press Release March 2026 (urban headline 15.2%… |
Get it programmatically
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