{"id":383915,"date":"2025-03-10T13:11:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=383915"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:12:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:12:18","slug":"egypt-inflation-nearly-halves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/egypt-inflation-nearly-halves\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt inflation nearly halves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Egypt\u2019s annual urban consumer price inflation fell sharply to 12.8% in February, down from 24% in January, according to the latest data from the country\u2019s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, Arab News<\/a> reported on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statistics agency attributed the decline to the base effect, noting that the exceptionally high price increases observed over the past two years are no longer influencing the inflation rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices increased by 1.4% in February, a slight decrease from January\u2019s 1.5% rise. This marks the fourth time in the last seven months that inflation has slowed, following a period of acceleration that began in August 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is Egypt’s inflation coming from?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last year\u2019s inflationary pressures were primarily driven by rising fuel prices, higher public transportation fares, and a 300% hike in the price of subsidized bread in May, marking the first such increase in over 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The February slowdown was mainly attributed to an 8.2% drop in vegetable prices, while costs for water, electricity, and gas remained stable, among other factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more:
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\u00a9Doaa Adel\/NurPhoto\/AFP<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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