Egypt’s imports fall in March ’25 – CAPMAS

Egypt’s imports dropped by 10 per cent year-on-year in March 2025 to $7.12 billion from $7.91 billion in the same month of 2024, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Monday.

The decline was mainly attributed to lower imports of key goods, including iron or steel raw materials (down 41.8 per cent), wheat (down 44.8 per cent), pharmaceutical preparations (down 22.7 per cent), and petroleum products (down 2.9 per cent).

However, imports of some goods saw a notable increase, including natural gas (up 176.1 per cent), crude oil (366.8 per cent), wood and its products (27.8 per cent), and fibres or synthetic yarns (8.7 per cent).

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
Subediting: M. S. Salama