{"id":573589,"date":"2020-08-11T04:28:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T04:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/08\/11\/egypts-inflation-decelerated-in-july-to-4-2-below-expectations\/"},"modified":"2020-08-11T04:28:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T04:28:13","slug":"egypts-inflation-decelerated-in-july-to-4-2-below-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/08\/11\/egypts-inflation-decelerated-in-july-to-4-2-below-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s inflation decelerated in July to 4.2%, below expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"tldr-story-01\" class=\"content-anchor\"><\/a> <strong>Annual headline inflation decelerated to 4.2% in July, down from an uptick to 5.6% in<\/strong><strong> June<\/strong>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2020\/8\/CPI_press-release_July-2020-1.pdf\">central bank figures (pdf)<\/a>. The central bank attributed the decline to a favorable base effect. Monthly headline urban figures remained restrained at 0.4% in July, compared to 1.8% during the same month last year, and to 0.1% in June. Head of research at Naeem Brokerage Allen Sandeep described the drop in the annual rate as a \u201cpositive surprise,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/af.reuters.com\/article\/commoditiesNews\/idAFL8N2FC119\">Reuters<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Food prices continue their decline, electricity spikes up:<\/strong> Food and drinks prices fell for the third consecutive month, dropping 1.5%, according to state statistics agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capmas.gov.eg\/Pages\/ShowHmeNewsPDF.aspx?page_id=\/Admin\/News\/PressRelease\/20208108211_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%8A%2007-2020.pdf&Type=News\">Capmas<\/a>. All food items saw price drops, with the exception of fruits, the prices of which rose 9.7%. Lower-than-customary consumer demand ahead of and during Eid El Adha last month was likely due to concerns over spending at a time of uncertainty, Sandeep told the newswire service. Electricity and energy prices rose by 11.6% \u2014 following <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/78b3ac0c-8571-47a4-802c-abf1b65a5044\">rate increases<\/a> that came into effect on 1 July \u2014 contributing to the 2.2% annual increase in July for the housing, water and energy bracket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Core inflation falls:<\/strong> Annual core inflation, which doesn\u2019t account for volatile items such as food and fuel, recorded 0.7% in July from 1.0% in June. The price of core items fell -0.1% during the month, compared to a 0.3% increase in June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forecast ahead:<\/strong> Pharos Holdings expects the annual inflation rate to moderately climb to 4.5% in August, 5-5.5% in September through to November, and end the year at 6%, head of research Radwa ElSwaify told Enterprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual headline inflation decelerated to 4.2% in July, down from an uptick to 5.6% in June, according to central bank figures (pdf). The central bank attributed the decline to a favorable base effect. 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