Eng. / Ahmed Samir, Minister of Trade and Industry, announced that Egyptian merchandise exports during the first quarter of this year amounted to 9 billion and 612 million dollars, compared to 9 billion and 129 million dollars during the same period in 2023, an increase of 5.3%, and Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Italy and the United States of America The most important receiving markets for Egyptian commodity exports.
This came in the context of the latest report the minister received from the General organization for Export and Import Control on Egyptian merchandise export indicators during the first quarter of 2024.
The report included the largest receiving markets for Egyptian merchandise exports during the first quarter of this year, which included Turkey with a value of 874 million dollars, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a value of 792 million dollars, the United Arab Emirates with a value of 586 million dollars, Italy with a value of 544 million dollars, and the United States of America with a value of 471 million dollars.
The report also reviewed the most important export sectors that formed the structure of Egyptian merchandise exports during the first quarter of this year, and included building materials worth one billion and 958 million dollars, food industries worth one billion and 546 million dollars, and chemical products and fertilizers worth one billion and 445 million dollars, agricultural crops worth one billion and 444 million dollars, engineering and electronic goods worth one billion and 272 million dollars, ready-made clothing worth 673 million dollars, spinning and textiles worth 273 million dollars, printing, packaging, paper, books and artistic works worth 244 million dollars, and medical industries worth 156 million dollars, furnishings worth 141 million dollars, furniture worth 67 million dollars, handicrafts worth 52 million dollars and leather, shoes and leather products worth 34 million dollars.
The report pointed to the most prominent export items that achieved an increase in the structure of Egyptian merchandise exports during the first quarter of 2024, which included fresh and dried citrus fruits at a value of 625 million dollars, Nitrogen fertilizers worth 421 million dollars, insulated wires and cables worth 339 million dollars, petroleum oils worth 317 million dollars, and gold worth 303 million dollars.
