Egypt Today: Egypt’s trade deficit saw a 27.6 percent decrease in September 2025, reaching $3.3 billion, compared to $4.5 billion in the same month of the previous year, according to a report released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
The report also highlighted a 28.2 percent increase in exports, amounting to $4.9 billion in September 2025, up from $3.8 billion in the same month of the previous year.
CAPMAS attributed this rise to increases in the value of certain exports, including ready-made garments (+27.4 percent), pasta and various food preparations (+23.9 percent), fresh fruits (+40.8 percent), and crude oil (+26.6 percent).
The report further noted that some exports saw a decline in September 2025 compared to the same month last year. These included petroleum products (-31.6 percent), fertilizers (-3.3 percent), primary plastics (-10.5 percent), and dry legumes (-24.9 percent).
Imports dropped by 2.0 percent, reaching $8.2 billion in September 2025, compared to $8.4 billion in the same month of the previous year.
This decline was primarily due to a reduction in the value of imports for certain goods, such as petroleum products (-25.4 percent), wheat (-3.1 percent), primary plastics (-16.6 percent), and pharmaceutical products (-22.7 percent).
However, some goods experienced an increase in imports during September 2025 compared to the same month last year, with notable rises in natural gas (+61.0 percent), raw iron or steel materials (+10.4 percent), corn (+104.9 percent), and passenger cars (+37.0 percent).
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