Inflation in Egypt Recorded a slight Increase, up to 1 percent

  • Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
  • 10 August 2022
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The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics in Egypt showed that the general consumer price index for the whole of the republic reached (131.0) points in July 2022, recording an increase of (0.9 percent) compared to June 2022.

The most important reasons for this rise are due to the increase in the prices of the cereals and bread group by (1.0%), the dairy, cheese, and eggs group by (5.2%), the fruit group by (7.5%), the smoke group by (3.3%), group of medical products, devices, and equipment (1.0%), private transportation (9.0%), transportation services group (6.4%), fish and seafood group (1.5%), oils and fats group (1.1%), cereals and bread group by (1.0%), coffee, tea, and cocoa group (0.8%), meat and poultry group (0.1%). This is despite the decrease in the prices of the vegetable group by (-10.8%).

The annual inflation rate for the total of the Republic was recorded (14.6 percent) for the month of July 2022 compared to (6.1%) compared to the same month of the previous year.

Source (youm7.com website, Edited)