Headline Inflation
Citing data released by the national statistics agency, the CBE noted a similar decline in monthly core inflation, which stood at 1.3 percent last month, down from 1.7 percent a year earlier.
CAPMAS data revealed that May inflation was primarily fueled by a 28.90 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase in the food and beverage sector, driven by a 26.60 percent YoY uptick in meat and poultry prices
Egypt’s headline inflation surged to 32.9 percent year-on-year in April, compared to 10.9 percent last year.