RIYADH: Egypt’s annual core inflation slowed by 0.8 percentage points to 14.1 percent in September, although rising vegetable prices pushed up monthly consumer costs, highlighting persistent pressure on household budgets. The Central Bank of Egypt reported the decline, while data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics showed annual urban headline inflation slowing to 13.9 percent from 14.5 percent. Monthly urban inflation rose to 1.3 percent in September from 0.1
