Egypt inflation drops to 10.4 per cent in July

Ahram Online, Wednesday 10 Aug 2011

Inflation reached 10.4 per cent in the year to July 2011, a drop from June's figure of 11.8 per cent, mainly due to a fall in food prices

Annual urban consumer inflation reached 10.4 per cent in the 12 months to July 2011, a significant drop from June's figure of 11.8 per cent, according to a release by Egypt's official statistics body on Wednesday.

The slowing rise was driven by a fall in almost all components of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), but was led by an annual drop in food price inflation.

On a monthly basis, however, urban inflation increased 1.2 per cent from June 2011. 

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