{"id":"2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","language":"en","title":"Egypt’s September CPI rises 1.5% month on month, LANA reports","summary":"LANA reported CAPMAS figures showing Egypt’s national consumer-price index at 294.2 in September, with annual inflation at 12.8%; housing and utilities rose 29.6% year on year.","body":["The Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported on 10 October, citing Egypt’s CAPMAS, that the national consumer-price index reached 294.2 points in September 2026, up 1.5% from August. The national annual inflation rate was 12.8%, compared with 12.7% in August, according to the report.","LANA said the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel section rose 29.6% year on year. Within it, actual rents rose 27.5%, housing maintenance and repair 11.6%, water and related services 3.4%, and electricity, gas and other fuels 22.6%. These are CPI category changes reported by LANA from CAPMAS, not utility tariffs or energy-market prices."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Egypt’s September CPI rises 1.5% month on month, LANA reports\n\nLANA reported CAPMAS figures showing Egypt’s national consumer-price index at 294.2 in September, with annual inflation at 12.8%; housing and utilities rose 29.6% year on year.\n\nThe Libyan News Agency (LANA) reported on 10 October, citing Egypt’s CAPMAS, that the national consumer-price index reached 294.2 points in September 2026, up 1.5% from August. The national annual inflation rate was 12.8%, compared with 12.7% in August, according to the report.\n\nLANA said the housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel section rose 29.6% year on year. Within it, actual rents rose 27.5%, housing maintenance and repair 11.6%, water and related services 3.4%, and electricity, gas and other fuels 22.6%. These are CPI category changes reported by LANA from CAPMAS, not utility tariffs or energy-market prices.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["inflation","statistics"],"eventDate":"2026-10-10","eventDateBasis":"LANA's original report is timestamped 10 October 2026 and says CAPMAS released the September figures that day; measurement is September 2026. LANA is the directly accessed source, not the original CAPMAS bulletin.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T19:51:21Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-10T19:51:21Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-10T19:49:00Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-10","translatedAt":"2026-10-10T19:33:26Z","sources":[{"url":"https://lana.gov.ly/post.php?id=367248&lang=ar","name":"Libyan News Agency (LANA), reporting CAPMAS statistics","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","attribution":"Libyan News Agency (LANA), report on Egypt's September 2026 national inflation, published 10 October 2026 at 12:45:31. Full Arabic report read; it attributes figures to CAPMAS and says they were announced that day. The CAPMAS original bulletin was not accessible in this check. Factual paraphrase; no image used. LANA footer reserves all rights; no open reuse licence identified.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct10-global-next-africa-egypt-september-cpi-utility-inflation"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["statistical-release","price-index"],"geographies":[{"role":"issuer-location","countryCode":"EG","subdivisionCode":null},{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"EG","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"measurementPeriod":{"to":"2026-09","from":"2026-09","precision":"month"}}}