Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Oct 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
38.00 % on Sep 30, 2023
Lowest
−4.20 % on Dec 31, 1962
About Egypt inflation rate YoY
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 are Food and Beverages (32 percent of total weight); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels (19 percent); Medical Care (8 percent) and Transportation (7 percent). Clothing and Footwear account for 4 percent of total index and Education for 5 percent. Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants represent 5 percent of total weight and Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the Dwelling for 4 percent. Miscellaneous Goods and Services account for 4 percent, Communications 3 percent, Recreation and Culture 2 percent and Tobacco and Related Products 4 percent.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The highest figure Egypt inflation rate YoY has ever reached is 38.00%.
The lowest ever Egypt inflation rate YoY is −4.20%.
Last month Egypt inflation rate YoY was 26.50%, and the month before that it amounted to 26.40%.