CAPMAS puts Egypt inflation at 13.9 per cent as core inflation eases to 14.1 per cent

12 October 2026

Egypt's inflation rate stood at 13.9 per cent in September, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics.
The agency, known as CAPMAS, is Egypt's official statistics body and the source every report cites for the country's price numbers.
Higher energy costs were named as a reason the rate stayed elevated.
The Central Bank of Egypt watches this reading closely because its policy rate decisions are set against an inflation target.
Alongside the CAPMAS figure, core inflation is published separately by the Central Bank of Egypt, and in the same month it eased to 14.1 per cent.
Core inflation strips out the most volatile items, chiefly fresh food and regulated prices, so it reads differently from the headline rate.
The pairing of a CAPMAS headline rate with a central bank core rate is the standing way Egypt's price data are reported.