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Egypt’s annual headline inflation rate fell to 12.2% in June 2026, down from 13.0% in May 2026. Meanwhile, the monthly inflation rate recorded a decline of 0.9% compared to the previous month, according to the latest official data.

The general Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the entire republic reached 289.5 points in June 2026, reflecting the 0.9% month-over-month decrease.

This monthly decline was primarily driven by a drop in the prices of several main commodity groups. Leading the declines were meat and poultry, which fell by 6.4%, followed by dairy, cheese, and eggs (-2.4%), vegetables (-12.1%), and personal effects (-6.4%). Additionally, prices for telephone and fax equipment decreased by 0.4%, and vehicle purchases dropped by 0.2%.

Conversely, these drops occurred despite price increases in other categories. Cereals and bread rose by 0.6%, oils and fats by 0.5%, fruits by 3.5%, and coffee, tea, and cocoa by 0.5%. Actual housing rentals also saw a 2.6% increase, while goods and services used for home maintenance rose by 3.4%. Furthermore, organized tourist trips surged by 22.1%, ready-made meals increased by 0.8%, and personal care items rose by 1.1%.

Monthly Inflation Dynamics (Month-over-Month)

Food and Beverages: Recorded a 3.7% decrease, driven by falling prices for meat and poultry (-6.4%), dairy, cheese, and eggs (-2.4%), and vegetables (-12.1%). However, this was partially offset by increases in cereals and bread (+0.6%), fish and seafood (+0.1%), oils and fats (+0.5%), fruits (+3.5%), sugar and sugary foods (+0.1%), and coffee, tea, and cocoa (+0.5%).

Clothing and Footwear: Increased by 0.6%, fueled by rising prices for fabrics (+0.3%), ready-made clothes (+0.6%), other clothing and accessories (+0.2%), cleaning, repair, and rental of clothes (+0.7%), footwear (+0.5%), and footwear repair (+0.3%).

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Fuels: Rose by 1.5%, due to an increase in actual housing rentals (+2.6%), imputed rentals (+2.7%), housing maintenance and repair (+1.0%), and electricity, gas, and other fuels (+0.1%).

Furnishings, Household Equipment, and Maintenance: Increased by 2.3%. This was attributed to higher prices for furniture, carpets, and floor coverings (+0.5%), household textiles (+0.2%), household appliances (+0.3%), glassware and tableware (+0.6%), home and garden tools (+0.5%), and home maintenance goods and services (+3.4%).

Health Care: Rose by 0.6%, reflecting price increases in medical products and appliances (+0.2%), outpatient services (+1.3%), and hospital services (+1.1%).

Transport: Saw a slight increase of 0.1%, with spending on private transport rising by 0.2% and transport services by 0.1%, despite a 0.2% drop in vehicle purchase prices.

Communications: Recorded a marginal decline of 0.04%, resulting from a 0.4% drop in the prices of telephone and fax equipment.

Restaurants and Hotels: Increased by 0.8%, driven by a 0.8% rise in ready-made meals and a 0.1% increase in hotel services.

Recreation and Culture: Jumped by 7.2%, heavily driven by a 22.1% spike in the cost of organized tourist trips.

Miscellaneous Goods and Services: Decreased by 0.2%, as personal effects dropped by 6.4%, offsetting increases in personal care (+1.1%) and other unclassified services (+0.2%).

Annual Inflation Dynamics (Year-over-Year)

Food and Beverages: Rose by 4.7% compared to June 2025. This was driven by higher prices for cereals and bread (+3.0%), meat and poultry (+1.0%), fish and seafood (+4.0%), vegetables (+29.9%), coffee, tea, and cocoa (+9.6%), and mineral water, juices, and natural beverages (+6.4%). These increases offset declines in dairy, cheese, and eggs (-1.1%) and fruits (-5.2%).

Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco: Surged by 16.9% annually, with alcoholic beverages up 6.5% and tobacco up 16.9%.

Clothing and Footwear: Increased by 12.9%, driven by fabrics (+13.7%), ready-made clothing (+13.6%), other clothing and accessories (+10.0%), cleaning and repair of clothes (+14.7%), footwear (+10.1%), and footwear repair (+9.7%).

Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Fuels: Jumped by 31.2% annually. Actual rentals rose by 28.2%, imputed rentals by 51.1%, maintenance and repair by 13.0%, water and miscellaneous services by 3.6%, and electricity, gas, and other fuels by 17.4%.

Furnishings, Household Equipment, and Maintenance: Rose by 14.5%, fueled by increases across furniture and carpets (+10.7%), household textiles (+10.6%), appliances (+7.3%), glassware and tableware (+9.9%), home/garden tools (+13.2%), and home maintenance goods/services (+17.3%).

Health Care: Increased by 5.3% annually. Outpatient services rose by 13.5% and hospital services by 20.9%, despite a 1.2% decline in medical products and appliances.

Transport: Saw a significant annual rise of 21.1%, with vehicle purchases up 11.2%, private transport spending up 19.0%, and transport services up 23.9%.

Communications: Rose by 10.4% annually, driven by higher prices for postal services (+5.6%), telephone/fax equipment (+10.8%), and telephone/fax services (+10.4%).

Recreation and Culture: Increased by 14.9%, pushed up by audio/visual and information processing equipment (+10.1%), recreational equipment (+8.9%), recreational/cultural services (+2.5%), newspapers, books, and stationery (+14.9%), and organized tourist trips (+17.2%).

Education: Recorded a 20.0% annual increase. Pre-primary and basic education rose by 22.0%, general and technical secondary by 15.3%, post-secondary and technical by a staggering 364.5%, higher education by 17.0%, and undefined education levels by 9.7%.

Restaurants and Hotels: Increased by 13.7%, with ready-made meals rising by 13.7% and hotel services by 14.1%.

Miscellaneous Goods and Services: Rose by 11.8% annually, reflecting higher prices for personal care (+14.5%), personal effects (+17.0%), and other unclassified services (+2.3%).