In December 2025, Egypt's annual urban inflation rate remained steady at 12.3%, consistent with the prior month's figures and slightly below the anticipated market forecast of 12.5%. This stability occurred even as food inflation saw an uptick to 1.5%, rising from 0.7% recorded in October, the lowest since April 2021. On a month-to-month comparison, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.2% in December, experiencing a slight deceleration from the 0.3% increase observed in November, which represents the smallest monthly growth in five months.