Egypt’s annual headline inflation hits 11.5% in February: CAPMAS
Updated 3/10/2026 9:52:00 AM
Arab Finance: Egypt’s annual headline inflation recorded 11.5% in February 2026, versus 12.5% 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 3.9% year-on-year (YoY) increase in prices, with meat and poultry prices increasing by 1.5% and fish and seafood up by 6.4%.
Likewise, alcoholic beverages and tobacco prices rose by 14.8 %, whereas prices under the segment of housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuels climbed by 24.5%.
Prices under the furniture, home appliances, and maintenance segment witnessed a 9% YoY rise in February, and transportation service prices increased by 20.3%.
The healthcare segment also saw a hike in prices of 18.8%, and the education segment recorded a 20% surge.
Meanwhile, the monthly consumer price index (CPI) recorded 275.2 points, marking a 2.7% growth as compared to January.
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