Arab Finance: Egypt's annual headline inflation rate eased to 12% in October 2026 from 12.8% last September, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) data.
The consumer price index (CPI) recorded 296.1 points last October, up 0.06% from the previous month.
The food and beverages (F&B) sector witnessed an annual rise of 7.5% in prices, while prices in the alcoholic beverages and tobacco segment jumped by 6.7%.
Similarly, the clothing and footwear prices widened by 12% year-on-year (YoY) in October 2026, whereas prices under the housing, water, electricity, gas, and fuel segment hiked by 24.1% YoY.
Prices in the transport and communications sector climbed by 22.3% YoY, while the telecommunications sector recorded a 10.5% annual rise in prices.
