Core consumer prices in Egypt increased 14 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Egypt averaged 12.08 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 12.50 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 8.00 percent in 2027 and 7.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-10 03:05 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Feb 12.7% 11.2% 11.8% 12.3%
2026-04-09 03:50 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Mar 14% 12.7% 14.3% 14.1%
2026-05-10 01:00 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Apr 14%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 283.90 275.10 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 267.80 260.10 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 14.00 12.70 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 208.50 201.90 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 333.90 304.20 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 5.80 4.60 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 15.20 13.40 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 3.20 2.80 percent Mar 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
14.00 12.70 41.00 0.70 2005 - 2026 percent Monthly
2018/2019=100