{"id":325453,"date":"2022-05-17T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egy-africa.com\/en\/?p=325453"},"modified":"2022-05-17T10:46:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T10:46:11","slug":"egypt-reports-29-4-decrease-in-trade-deficit-during-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egy-africa.com\/en\/2022\/05\/17\/egypt-reports-29-4-decrease-in-trade-deficit-during-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt reports 29.4% decrease in trade deficit during February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Egypt recorded a trade deficit of $2.7bn in February 2022, down from February 2021\u2019s $3.82bn \u2014 a decrease of 29.4% \u2014 according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics\u2019 (CAPMAS) monthly bulletin for foreign trade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">However, the value of exports Increased by 41%, bringing in $4.12bn, up from $2.92bn. This is due to an increase in the value of some commodities such as other articles of textile materials by 76.8%, potatoes by 56.8%, Ready-made clothes by 19.5%, and fertilisers by 11.6%. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2003<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Meanwhile, the value of some exported commodities decreased, including fresh oranges by 31%, miscellaneous edible preparations by 11.7%, dairy products by 6%, and carpets and Kelem by 4.3%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Furthermore, the value of imports increased by 1.2%, with total expenditures on imports reaching $6.82bn, up from February 2021\u2019s $6.74bn. 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