CAIRO: Egypt’s runaway inflation showed signs of easing in March, official figures showed Monday, amid price hikes following the flotation of the currency last year.

On a monthly basis, prices rose in March by 2.1 percent, compared with 2.7 percent in February and 4.3 percent in January, the figures from state statistics office CAPMAS show.

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