She noted that this growth is the result of an increase in exports to 23 European countries. In a Saturday press statement, the ministry indicated that Egyptian exports to Italy hiked by 51.6%, Spain by 77.5%, Germany by 22%, and the Netherlands by 30.7%.
US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Italy, UAE, and UK are most important markets for Egyptian exports
The latest figures compare to the $8.853bn in non-oil exports achieved during the same period of 2020.
The ministry said in a statement that imports increased by 15.28% reaching $38.156bn compared to $33.97bn in the same period last year.
Non-oil imports decreased from $5.9bn in May 2016 to $4.1bn in May 2017
Egypt’s recorded US$1.891bn in non-oil exports, an increase of 4%
Agricultural exports saw a decline of 21%, chemical and fertiliser industries declined by 44%
Exports registered EGP 16.3bn in the same period last year.
