Core consumer prices in Egypt increased 13.10 percent in October of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Egypt averaged 12.14 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 41.00 percent in June of 2023 and a record low of 0.70 percent in July of 2020. source: CAPMAS, Egypt

Core Inflation Rate in Egypt is expected to be 14.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Egypt Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 12.00 percent in 2027 and 7.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-10-10 01:00 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Sep 14.1% 14.9% 14.3%
2026-11-09 10:00 AM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Oct 13.1% 14.1% 13.8%
2026-12-10 01:00 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Nov 13.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 296.60 294.50 points Oct 2026
Core Consumer Prices 287.90 284.70 points Oct 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 13.10 14.10 percent Oct 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 234.90 233.60 points Oct 2026
CPI Transportation 347.60 342.80 points Oct 2026
Food Inflation 7.10 7.20 percent Oct 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 12.70 13.90 percent Oct 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.70 1.30 percent Oct 2026


Egypt Core Inflation Rate
In Egypt, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
13.10 14.10 41.00 0.70 2005 - 2026 percent Monthly
2018/2019=100