Egypt’s trade deficit fell by 27.8% in June 2021, recording $2.94 billion, reveals Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
Annual headline (consumer price) inflation recorded 6.4% in August, compared to 6.1% in July and 3.6 in August 2020
CAPMAS noted that the index saw a positive climb despite the decline of some economic activities, and attributed the increase to the beverage industry’s index
Prices with the highest gains were electricity, gas and other fuels, with subsidies lessened in July, recording a climb of 8.9%
The increase in exports were attributed to increased demand for various commodities, with plastic in their primary forms exports climbing 96.6%
