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41.9% increase in cash balances at banks in 2015/2016
Insurance companies’ total financial position reached EGP 65.8bn
Trade balance deficit dropped 52% in April: CAPMAS
Exports grew by 8.5%, imports down to $3.9bn
Value of Egyptian exports to the United States reached EGP 10.6bn in 2016: CAPMAS
The value of Egyptian exports to the United States reached EGP 10.6bn in 2016 and represent 4.7% of Egypt’s exports to the world, compared to EGP 9.4bn in 2015—an increase of 12.3%. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization & Statistics (CAPMAS) published on Sunday in its “Economic Relations between Egypt and the United States of …
Egypt’s exports to international complexes amount to EGP 339.2bn, versus EGP 605bn of imports in 2016: CAPMAS
EU is top supplier, AFTA ranks first importer
9% increase in rate of financial investments of organised private sector companies in 2015: CAPMAS
Value of fixed assets reached EGP 286.1bn
Trade balance deficit dropped 43.1% in March: CAPMAS
Exports amount to $2.16bn, imports at $4.67bn, deficit down to $2.51bn
41.2% of employers in Egypt are smokers: CAPMAS
Average family spending on smoking at EGP 331 per month, university graduates least smokers
7.5% increase in Index of Manufacturing during March 2017: CAPMAS
The Index of Manufacturing—excluding crude oil and petroleum products—registered 129.78 points during March 2017, compared to 120.72 points in February 2017, marking an increase of 7.5% month-on-month (m-o-m). The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued its monthly metadata on the production index of manufacturing and extractive industries in March. The report noted …
48.6% increase in tourist arrivals in March: CAPMAS
Nearly 50% increase of nights spent, 30.9% increase in Arab tourists visiting Egypt
Official unemployment rate drops to 12% in Q1 2017
5.302 million people work in agriculture and fishing, equivalent to 20.7% of employed workforce, according to CAPMAS
56% decrease in trade balance deficit in February 2017: CAPMAS
The deficit in the trade balance reached $2.1bn in February 2017, compared to $4.7bn during the same month of the previous year—a decrease of 56%—according to the monthly bulletin of the foreign trade statistics, issued on Saturday by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The value of exports increased by 22.1% in …
Trademarks granted by Egyptian Trademarks Office reached 5,294 in 2016: CAPMAS
The number of applications by Egyptians to obtain trademarks reached 10,789 applications in 2016, compared to 12,058 applications in 2015—a decrease of 10.5 %.
Annual inflation records 31.7% in February: CAPMAS
Monthly inflation rate declined to 2.7% in February
Women constitute 22.5% of total labour force: CAPMAS
Between 2014 and 2015, illiteracy rate decreased from 33.1% to 27.3% among females and from 17.8% to 14.7% among males, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), which issued a press release on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March. CAPMAS noted that the unemployment rate reached …
CAPMAS starts general census of population, housing, establishments at initial cost of EGP 800m
The census provides all the statistical data for policy makers and decision makers to set future plans appropriate for all segments of society
Annual rate of inflation hikes by 29.6%, monthly by 4.3%: CAPMAS
The annual rate of inflation hiked to 29.6% in January compared to January 2016. The rate had previously stood at an annual inflation rate of 24.3% during December 2016, according to the monthly report issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The monthly rate recorded an increase of 4.3%, which was …
Egypt’s self-sufficiency of wheat at 49.1% in 2015: CAPMAS
According to a recent report issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), on production movement, foreign trade, and availability of agriculture commodities for consumption in 2015, the average consumption per capita of wheat reached 141.1 kg in 2015 versus 133.6 kg in 2014, an increase of 5.6% with a self-sufficiency rate …
Manufacturing index increases by 12.4% in November 2016: CAPMAS
The manufacturing index (without crude oil and petroleum products) increased to 140.46 during November 2016, compared to 124.99 in October, registering an increase of 12.4%. A recent report issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on the metadata of the production index for manufacturing and extractive industries for November attributed the …
13.9% decline in Egyptian exports, 8.7% increase in imports during 2015: CAPMAS
Egyptian exports declined by 13.9% compared to imports that increased by approximately 8.7% in 2015, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The CAPMAS issued on Wednesday the annual bulletin of foreign trade 2015, which stated that Egypt’s total exports amounted to EGP 168.08bn in 2015, compared to EGP 195.28bn in …
Trade balance deficit decreased by 19.9% in October 2016: CAPMAS
The value of Egypt’s trade balance deficit reached EGP 27.83bn during October 2016, as opposed to EGP 34.75bn in the same month of the previous year—a decrease of 19.9%, according to a report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on foreign trade statistics. The value of exports increased by 21.4%, as …
Ashwa’yat: the underbelly of urban Cairo as understood through data
A recent data survey released by CAPMAS and the Population Council attempts to break down the reality of youth living in informal housing areas through numbers
8.4% increase in manufacturing index during October: CAPMAS
The manufacturing index (without crude oil and petroleum products) increased to 128.7 during October compared to 118.67 in September, registering an increase of 8.4%. A recent report issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on the metadata of the production index for manufacturing and extractive industries for October showed that the …
Inflation rises to 19.4% in November
Inflation rises to 19.4% in November
Trade balance deficit down by 27.1% in September: CAPMAS
The trade balance deficit dropped by 27.1% in September 2016 to EGP 22.66bn, compared to EGP 31.08bn in September 2015, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) monthly bulletin on foreign trade statistics. In a statement issued on Tuesday, CAPMAS noted that the deceleration happened because the value of exports increased …
New annual study to measure progress in sustainable development: CAPMAS
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) will publish a new study every February to measure the government’s progress in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), president of the agency Abou Bakr El-Gendy announced. MDGs are part of the development agenda supported by United Nations. El-Gendy said these focus …
Unemployment hits 12.6% in Q3 of 2016: CAPMAS
The unemployment rate in Egypt has risen to 12.6% during the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, up from 12.5% in the second quarter (Q2), according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The third quarter is usually when new graduates join the market with different degrees, including medium education qualifications, above medium, …
Inflation rate increases by 1.8% in October: CAPMAS
The annual inflation rate reached 14% in October
Deficit in trade balance down by 3.1% in August: CAPMAS
During August, the deficit in the trade balance recorded EGP 37.8bn, compared to EGP 38.9bn in August 2015, a decrease of 3.1%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) monthly bulletin on foreign trade statistics. In a statement issued on Monday, CAPMAS noted that the deceleration happened because the value of …
Number of tourists to Egypt drops by 41% y-o-y: CAPMAS
The number of tourist arrivals from all countries reached 473,000 during September this year, compared to 802,000 tourists during the same month in 2015—a decrease of 41%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS stated in its monthly bulletin this week that the countries that most influenced the rate were …
Deficit in trade balance down by 13.1% in July: CAPMAS
The deficit in the trade balance dropped by 13.1% in July to EGP 30.9bn, compared to EGP 35.6bn in July 2015, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) monthly bulletin of foreign trade statistics. In a statement issued on Wednesday, CAPMAS noted that the deceleration happened because the value of exports …