consumer inflation
Army distributes 8 million food packages at half price
Egypt
November 2, 2016
Army distributes 8 million food packages at half price
Egypt's armed forces have prepared eight million packages of subsidised food for distribution to citizens nationwide, in line with instructions…
Consumer complex head gets 5 years in jail for hoarding sugar
Business
October 25, 2016
Consumer complex head gets 5 years in jail for hoarding sugar
The head of a consumer complex has been sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of LE100,000 for…
Citizens mob vehicles selling subsidized foodstuffs at discounted prices
Business
October 14, 2016
Citizens mob vehicles selling subsidized foodstuffs at discounted prices
Thousands of people in the city of Matariyya, in Daqahlia governorate, crowded around vehicles selling subsidized foodstuffs and gas cylinders…
Sugar-shortage crisis escalates as prices hits LE9 per kilo
Egypt
October 8, 2016
Sugar-shortage crisis escalates as prices hits LE9 per kilo
The crisis over shortages of sugar in retail outlets escalated nationwide on Friday after prices exceeded LE9 per kilo on…
Egypt’s annual inflation hits 15.5 percent in August
Business
September 8, 2016
Egypt’s annual inflation hits 15.5 percent in August
Egypt's state statistics bureau says the annual inflation rate in urban areas reached 15.5 percent in August, a surge of…
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation jumps to 12.3 pct in May
Business
June 9, 2016
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation jumps to 12.3 pct in May
Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation jumped to 12.3 percent in May from 10.3 percent in April, the official statistics…
We will keep basic goods prices stable despite dollar crisis: Sisi
Business
April 14, 2016
We will keep basic goods prices stable despite dollar crisis: Sisi
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday he would make sure the price of basic goods does not increase,…
Urban consumer price inflation eased to 9.1 % in Feb.: CAPMAS
Business
March 10, 2016
Urban consumer price inflation eased to 9.1 % in Feb.: CAPMAS
Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 9.1 percent in February from 10.1 percent in January, the official statistics…
In near future, experts see a wave of drastic price increases
Business
February 10, 2013
In near future, experts see a wave of drastic price increases
As the country’s economic crisis continues to administer its blistering effects on businesses and consumers, industry insiders and experts are…
Egypt urban inflation falls to 8.5% in August
Business
September 10, 2011
Egypt urban inflation falls to 8.5% in August
Egypt's urban consumer inflation was 8.5 percent in the 12 months to August, down from 10.4 percent in July, figures…