Egypt's core inflation at 4.9% in August from 5.9% in July -c.bank

CAIRO - Egypt's core inflation rate declined to 4.9% in August from 5.9% in July, the central bank said on Tuesday.

Core inflation strips out volatile items such as food.

(Reporting by Nadine Awadalla Editing by Andrew Heavens) ((Nadine.Awadalla@thomsonreuters.com;))