Monthly CPI for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Egypt 2019-2023
CPI for all items in Egypt followed a rising trend, mainly driven by increases in food prices, and stood at 169.6 points.
As of April 2023, the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Egypt was at 204 points, an increase of 4.5 points from the preceding month. The indicator grew significantly from February 2022 and can be linked to the Russia-Ukraine war and its effects on wheat prices. However, since December 2021, the CPI index for food has been following a sharp increasing trend. Further, in April 2023, the