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Egypt's annual urban ‌consumer inflation slowed slightly to 14.3% ​in June from 14.6% in ​May, statistics agency ​CAPMAS said on Thursday.

• Annual core inflation, ⁠calculated by the Central Bank of Egypt, rose to 14.3% in June ​from ‌13.8% in ⁠May.

• ⁠The monthly decline compared with ​a drop ‌of 0.1% in ⁠June 2025 and a rise of 1.6% in May 2026, according to CAPMAS.

• Core inflation on a monthly basis rose 0.3% in ‌June, compared with a fall of ⁠0.2% in June ​2025 and a rise of 1.6% in May ​2026.

(Writing ‌by Tala Ramadan; ⁠Editing by Jacqueline ​Wong and Andrew Heavens)