Egypt’s annual headline inflation records 10.3% in December: CAPMAS
Updated 1/11/2026 7:42:00 AM
Arab Finance: Egypt’s annual headline inflation hit 10.3% in December 2025, down from 23.4% during the same month in 2024, as per the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) data.
This was attributed to a 0.9% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the food and beverage (F&B) sector, with prices of grains and bread up by 4.1%, while prices of meat and poultry were down by 4.1%.
Likewise, the alcoholic beverages and tobacco section hiked by 18.2% YoY, whereas the healthcare sector recorded a surge of 23.9%.
The telecommunication sector went up by 0.5% YoY, while the education sector witnessed an annual leap of 10.0%.
Meanwhile, the monthly inflation rate registered an increase of 0.1% in December 2025, with the consumer price index (CPI) recording 264.2 points.
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