Egyptian urban consumer inflation will rise in February to its highest level in well over five years, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, following a series of devaluations in the Egyptian pound in January.
The median forecast of 14 analysts showed annual inflation rising to 26.7% in February from 25.8% in January. This would be its highest since October 2017, when it reached 30.82%.
"Inflation in Egypt appears set to rise higher over the coming months but should soon reach its peak. The weaker pound will continue to push up imported goods inflation," said Capital Economics, which forecast February inflation of 28.8%. The pound weakened by nearly 24% against the dollar over the course of January, bringing its total depreciation to almost 50% since March of last year.
"We think that the headline rate will peak at over 30% y/y in April and the risks, if anything, lie to the upside," Capital Economics said in a note.by nearly 10% at its quarterly meeting, but left the price of diesel unchanged, a move possibly designed to slow increases in cargo and mass transport prices.
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