EGYPT · ECONOMY

Key Facts

—The number: Annual headline inflation eased to 12.2 percent in June, from 13 percent in May and 14.4 percent a year earlier — the third straight decline, per CAPMAS.

—Prices actually fell: Consumer prices dropped 0.9 percent month on month, led by a 12.1 percent fall in vegetables and 6.4 percent in meat and poultry.

—The catch: Core inflation moved the other way, rising to 14.3 percent in June, according to the Central Bank of Egypt.