Egypt's urban consumer inflation jumps to 9.2 pct in September: CAPMAS

A woman buys traditional sweets, "Kahk", to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival, at a bakery in Cairo July 27, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation increased to 9.2 percent in September from 7.9 percent in August, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said on Thursday. Inflation soared in Egypt after the government slashed energy subsidies in July 2014.