Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt’s non-oil exports rose by 14.3% year-on-year during the first seven months of 2018, recording $14.89 billion from $13.25 billion.
Meanwhile, Egyptian non-oil imports increased by 15.28% to reach $38.15 billion in the January-July period of this year, compared to $33.97 billion in the same period of 2017, trade minister Amr Nassar said in a statement on Sunday.
External trade grew by 15% to $53.048 billion in the seven-month period, versus $46.12 billion in the prior-year period, Nassar added.
The General Organization For Export & Import Control (GOEIC) previously posted that the non-oil exports of the North African nation rose by 12% year-on-year in 2017, registering $20.5 billion.
