Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation accelerated to 5.9% year on year in December from 5.6% in November, data from the country's statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Monday, Trend reports with reference to Reuters.
Month-on-month, the headline indicator showed inflation at -0.1% compared to 0.1% a month prior, the agency said.
The annual rate remains within the 5-9% target range set by the central bank.