1 percent in Egypt in July, fuelled by skyrocketing food prices, the CAPMAS national statistics agency reported on Sunday.
The dramatic rise in the national consumer price index -- the highest jump in 16 years -- was mainly due to an increase of 32.
5 percent year-on-year in food prices, CAPMAS said.
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Official inflation figures are released every two months, with the previous figure for May put at 21.1 percent and for March at 15.8 percent.
Year-on-year inflation in urban areas was 22 percent for July and 24.
3 percent in rural areas.
Urban inflation stood at 19.7 percent in May.
Egypt's inflation seemed under control until the start of the year, but began to surge in March due to the rising cost of foodstuffs on the world market, particularly for wheat, of which Egypt is a major importer.
President Hosni Mubarak in May announced a 30 percent increase in civil servants' salaries, sparking a spiral of price increases in consumer products such as petrol and cigarettes.
In its report on July inflation, CAPMAS listed the most noticeable price increases as being 71.
1 percent year-on-year for butte