Egypt CPI inflation (year-on-year)
Egypt CPI inflation (year-on-year) is 13.9 percent, in force since 1 Sep 2026, cited to Central Bank of Egypt, CPI Press Release September 2026, dated 11 October 2026. It was 14.5 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 30 Oct 2026.
Official source: Central Bank of Egypt, CPI Press Release September 2026, dated 11 October 2026 · Last checked 2026-10-30 · source fingerprint
Headline consumer price inflation, year-on-year percent, latest published month, from the official statistics office.
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| Current value | 13.9 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-01 |
| Official source | Central Bank of Egypt, CPI Press Release September 2026, dated 11 October 2026 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-30 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Fetched the CBE news index at 2026-10-30T07:19:21Z, HTTP 200. The newest CPI item on that index is CPI Press Release September 2026. This release page returned HTTP 200 at 2026-10-30T07:19:59Z. The landed figure is urban headline, 13.9 percent. Core CPI on the same page is 14.1 percent and is not used. The August 2026 release page, refetched the same morning, still reads 14.5 percent. No later CPI press release is on the news index.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 14.5 | Official CBE CPI Press Release August 2026, dated 10… |
| 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%… |
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