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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.