{"id":"egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026","canonicalSlug":"egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026","language":"en","title":"Egypt’s urban inflation eases to 14.5% in August","summary":"CBE data showed annual urban headline inflation at 14.5% in August, down from 14.9% in July.","body":["The Central Bank of Egypt published its August 2026 inflation release on September 10, drawing on urban headline CPI issued by CAPMAS and a core CPI series computed by the CBE. The release reports both monthly price changes and annual rates, which measure different periods.","Monthly urban headline inflation was 0.1%, versus 0.4% in August 2025 and zero in July 2026; annual headline inflation was 14.5%, down from 14.9% in July. Monthly core inflation was 0.3%, while annual core inflation rose to 14.9% from 14.7% in July."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Egypt’s urban inflation eases to 14.5% in August\n\nCBE data showed annual urban headline inflation at 14.5% in August, down from 14.9% in July.\n\nThe Central Bank of Egypt published its August 2026 inflation release on September 10, drawing on urban headline CPI issued by CAPMAS and a core CPI series computed by the CBE. The release reports both monthly price changes and annual rates, which measure different periods.\n\nMonthly urban headline inflation was 0.1%, versus 0.4% in August 2025 and zero in July 2026; annual headline inflation was 14.5%, down from 14.9% in July. Monthly core inflation was 0.3%, while annual core inflation rose to 14.9% from 14.7% in July.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-08","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-10","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Central Bank of Egypt","url":"https://www.cbe.org.eg/en/news-publications/news/2026/09/10/12/29/cpi-press-release-august-2026","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-10"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/egypt-august-inflation-data-september-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}