FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Egypt’s annual headline inflation accelerated to 13.1 percent in March 2025, up from 12.5 percent in February, according to the state statistics agency CAPMAS.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 1.5 percent, driven largely by a 2.9 percent increase in food and beverage costs.
Within this category, fruit prices surged 23.6 percent month-on-month, while vegetables rose by 3.1 percent, and meat and poultry increased 2.8 percent.
Other sectors experienced significant annual hikes, including transportation and communications (29.5 percent), healthcare (25.5 percent), tobacco (26.2 percent), and hotels (26.0 percent).
Housing-related costs, encompassing water, electricity, gas, and fuel, climbed by 17.4 percent, largely due to a 36.5 percent spike in energy prices.
Egypt continues to face inflationary pressures following past currency devaluations and foreign exchange shortages.
Inflation reached a record 38 percent in September 2023 before easing. The government remains committed to reducing inflation to below 10 percent by the end of 2025.