Latest in Tag: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics Highlight
Latest in Tag: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
Transport of Egypt’s petroleum products cost EGP 27.5bn in FY 2019/20
59.1m metric tonnes of petroleum products transported, at cost of EGP 164 – EGP 485/tonne
Egypt sees slight decrease in unemployment to 7.2% in Q4 2020: CAPMAS
Workforce increased to 29.965 million in Q4 of 2020 from 28.171m in Q3 2020
Egyptian petroleum product imports drop 32.3% in 2020: CAPMAS
Petroleum product imports amounted to $6.383bn during 2020
Egypt’s annual urban inflation slows to 4.3% in January 2021: CAPMAS
The annual core inflation rate computed by the Central Bank of Egypt recorded 3.6% in January 2021, compared to 3.8% in December 2020.
Egypt reports 4.7% decrease in trade deficit during November 2020: CAPMAS
Trade deficit reaches $3.3bn in November 2020, versus $3.4bn in November 2019
UPDATE: Egypt’s urban inflation falls to 5.4% in December 2020
Headline inflation records 5.1% in 2020, down from 8.5% in 2019
Egypt sees 28.8% decrease in trade deficit during October 2020
Egypt’s trade deficit decreased by 28.8% to $2.9bn during October 2020, versus $4.1bn for the same month of previous year, according to a report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
Trade deficit down 51.4% in February: CAPMAS
Egypt’s exports rise by 3.3% to $2.69bn in same month
Egypt’s headline inflation drops to 4-year low of 8.7%, core inflation retreats to 5.9%Â in July
The announcement defied analyst expectations, as in July the Egyptian authorities decided to go ahead with slashing fuel subsidies, lifting petrol and diesel prices by about 17-30%.
24.6% decline in Egypt’s trade deficit in May
Egypt’s exports hiked by 1.6% in May, reaching $2.68bn
Egypt’s industrial production value increases by 27.6% in Q3 of 2018
Production values for chemicals and its products reached EGP 28.8bn for Q3 of 2018, compared to EGP 14.8bn for Q3 of 2017, an increase of 94.4%, due to increases in detergent and fertiliser production as well as an increase in market demand.
Egypt’s unemployment rate drops to 8.1% in Q1 of 2019: CAPMAS
Unemployed individuals reached 2.267 million, with 2.5% decline compared to Q4 of 2018
Urban areas home to 10.8m Egyptian households, 13.5m in rural areas in 2019: CAPMAS
This year’s theme is “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG” to highlight the role played by families and family policies in advancing Goal 16 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Egypt’s annual inflation falls to 12.5% in April
Egypt’s annual consumer price inflation dropped to 12.5% in April 2019, compared to 12.9% in April 2018, according to Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Thursday. The CAPMAS said that the monthly inflation rate increased by 0.4% in April, recording 308.1 points, compared to 307 points in March. Furthermore, the CAPMAS attributed …
Trade deficit down 26.7% in August 2017
The trade balance deficit decreased in August to $3.31bn, down from $4.52bn during the same month last year, marking a drop of 26.7%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The report noted that the value of exports increased by 17.0%, as it reached $2.17bn during August 2017 versus $1.86bn in …
Inflation stabilizes at 30.9%, unchanged from May
Curbing inflation is a priority and will lead to lower interest rates: Minister of Finance
Trade balance deficit dropped 43.1% in March: CAPMAS
Exports amount to $2.16bn, imports at $4.67bn, deficit down to $2.51bn
10.5% decrease in tourist arrivals in November: CAPMAS
The number of tourists who travelled to Egypt in November 2016 was 499,800—a 10.5% decline year-over-year (y-o-y), compared to November 2015, according the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The agency explained in its monthly bulletin on the tourism sector that western Europe sent the largest number of tourists to Egypt, accounting for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
506,200 tourists visited Egypt in October: CAPMAS
The number of tourist arrivals from all countries reached 506,200 in October, compared to 909,400 tourists during the same month in 2015, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS stated in its monthly bulletin this week that most tourists came from Western Europe in October, comprising 36% of tourists from …
Private construction companies implement projects worth EGP 39.8bn in 2015: CAPMAS
Construction companies in the private sector have implemented projects worth EGP 39.8bn in 2015, an increase of 27.1% compared to the previous year, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics’ (CAPMAS) annual statistics bulletin. In 2014, the value of construction projects implemented by the private sector amounted to EGP 31.3bn. CAPMAS attributed …
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, …
Number of tourists to Egypt drops by 41% y-o-y: CAPMASÂ
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 …
Value of deposited amounts in postal savings funds reaches EGP 100.6bn in FY 2015/2016: CAPMAS
The value of deposited amounts in postal savings funds reached EGP 100.6bn in the fiscal year (FY) 2015/2016, according to a report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). This is compared to EGP 88.3bn in FY 2014/2015. The increase of 14% is said to be due to confidence in post offices …
2.4m small, microenterprises operating in Egypt as of end of 2015: CAPMAS
Agency recommends integrated national system for information about SMEs be formed; procedures to obtain financing at low interest rates be facilitated
Trade balance deficit increases by 38.8% YoY in July: CAPMAS
Egypt’s trade balance continues to face a deficit, despite the state announcements on attempts to counter this recurring problem
1.1% of private sector workers outside institutions have legal contracts
Male participation in the labour force is three times as much as female participation