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Arab Finance: Egypt’s annual headline inflation recorded 13.5% in March 2026, versus 13.1% during the same month in 2025, as per the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data.
The food and beverages segment saw a 6.2% year-on-year (YoY) increase in prices, with meat and poultry prices rising by 4.6% and fish and seafood up by 6.1%.
Likewise, alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices rose by 15.9%, whereas prices under the segment of housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuels climbed by 28.3%.
Prices under the furniture, home appliances, and maintenance segment witnessed a 10.3% YoY rise in March, and transportation service prices increased by 29.3%.
The healthcare segment also saw a 17.1% hike in prices, and the education segment recorded a 20% surge.
Meanwhile, the monthly consumer price index (CPI) recorded 284.4 points, marking a 3.3% growth as compared to February.
It is worth noting that Egypt’s annual headline inflation in February 2026 recorded 11.5%, versus 12.5% during the same month in 2025, according to CAPMAS.
