Egypt’s annual urban inflation eases to 10.3% in December

Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 10.3 percent in December 2025, down from 23.4 percent a year earlier, data from the country’s statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Saturday.

The consumer price index rose to 264.2 points in December, while monthly inflation edged up 0.1 percent from November.

CAPMAS said the sharp annual slowdown was driven mainly by lower prices in several food categories and household goods, including vegetables, which fell 2 percent, dairy, cheese and eggs, down 1.2 percent, and meat and poultry, which declined 1.1 percent.

On a monthly basis, headline inflation increased marginally by 0.1 percent as falling food prices helped offset higher costs in housing, utilities and hospitality, the agency said.

Prices in the food and beverage sector, the largest component of the consumer basket, fell 0.8 percent month on month.

CAPMAS attributed the decline to lower prices for vegetables, dairy and eggs, and meat and poultry, which more than offset modest increases of 0.3 percent or less in cereals, bread and fats.