Egypt’s exports rise 6.7% in August, trade deficit narrows – CAPMAS

Egypt’s exports rose 6.7 per cent in August 2025 to $3.96 billion from $3.71 billion a year earlier, while the trade deficit narrowed to $4.73 billion from $4.96 billion, the state official statistics agency CAPMAS reported on Sunday.

The increase in exports was driven by ready-made garments, up 20.6 per cent, pasta and other food preparations, up 29.1 per cent, crude petroleum, up 7.6 per cent, and soaps and cleaning products, which rose 29.4 per cent.

Some export categories, however, saw declines, including petroleum products, down 21.6 per cent, plastics in primary forms, down 30.3 per cent, fertilisers, down 29.9 per cent, and fresh fruits, down 15.2 per cent.

Imports rose slightly by 0.2 per cent to $8.69 billion from $8.67 billion in the same month last year, led by natural gas imports, up 88.9 per cent, passenger cars, up 66.1 per cent, soybeans, up 135.4 per cent, and maize, up 12.6 per cent.

Declines in imports included petroleum products, down 15.5 per cent, raw iron and steel, down 33.8 per cent, wheat, down 13.3 per cent, and plastics in primary forms, down 7.8 per cent.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Subediting: Y.Yasser