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Egypt

Economic Indicators (Year 2002)

*  Population (mid year in Million) 66.4
*  GDP (US$ Billion) 83.7
*  Average Annual Growth of GDP Per Capita    1.1
*  Average Annual Growth in GDP 3.0

Top 20 Product Groups of Egypt's Global Imports, major supplier countries and India's %age share. (Year 2002)

Value in Million USD

S.No.

HS Code

Product Description

Global Imports

Imports
from India

Top supplier Countries Year 2001

India's % Share

 

 

All products

15037.41

296.84

 

1.974

1

84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, etc

2132.47

21.20

Germany, Italy and USA

0.994

2

85

Electrical, electronic equipment

1207.74

10.78

Germany, USA and France

0.893

3

10

Cereals

1127.72

4.67

USA, Australia and Argentina

0.414

4

87

Vehicles other than railway, tramway

880.89

19.50

Germany, Japan and Korea

2.214

5

88

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

646.48

0.00

USA and Russia

0.000

6

72

Iron and steel

613.38

2.23

Ukraine, Russia and Turkey

0.364

7

39

Plastics and articles thereof

460.62

11.92

Saudi Arabia, USA and Italy

2.587

8

27

Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc

437.75

9.53

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait

2.176

9

15

Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products, etc

415.43

0.44

Malaysia, Argentina and USA

0.105

10

30

Pharmaceutical products

387.35

4.70

Germany, USA and Switzerland

1.214

11

29

Organic chemicals

376.32

12.85

Saudi Arabia, Germany and USA

3.414

12

44

Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal

372.11

0.00

Russia, Finland and Sweden

0.000

13

90

Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus

370.96

2.81

Germany, USA and Italy

0.758

14

48

Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board

321.61

3.17

Russia, Indonesia and Canada

0.985

15

73

Articles of iron or steel

311.84

2.28

India, USA and Germany

0.731

16

99

Commodities not elsewhere specified

273.47

1.92

-

0.702

17

23

Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder

264.31

0.16

Argentina, USA and Brazil

0.061

18

38

Miscellaneous chemical products

217.37

4.67

Germany, USA and Italy

2.147

19

17

Sugars and sugar confectionery

184.31

9.65

Brazil, France and Germany

5.236

20

40

Rubber and articles thereof

176.89

13.56

China, Germany and Italy

7.664

21

32

Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derives, pigments etc

172.00

4.82

China, USA and Germany

2.800

Source - UN Database

Principal Commodities of India's Bilateral Trade with Egypt

India's Export of Principal Commodities to Egypt

Rank Commodity

Value in US$ Million April - Dec., 2002

Value in US$ Million April - Dec., 2003

% Share in April - Dec., 2003

% Age growth / decline Apr - Dec 2003 / Apr - Dec 2002

 

TOTAL

215.95

253.06

100.00

17.18

1

Cotton Yarn, Fabrics, Made-up, etc.

38.83

41.06

16.23

5.75

2

Machinery & Instruments

19.68

25.86

10.22

31.43

3

Manmade Yarn, Fabrics, Made-up

14.83

16.84

6.65

13.57

4

Plastic & Linoleum Products

9.61

15.27

6.03

58.94

5

Transport Equipment

15.38

12.85

5.08

-16.46

6

Manufactures of Metals

7.11

11.33

4.48

59.39

7

Drugs, Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals

9.21

10.52

4.16

14.20

8

Inorganic /Organic/Agro Chemicals

10.13

9.66

3.82

-4.62

9

Rubber Manufactured Products except footwear

9.75

9.30

3.67

-4.65

10

Other Commodities

2.96

7.50

2.96

153.82

11

Paper /Wood Products

2.88

4.79

1.89

66.62

12

Tobacco Un Manufactured

3.84

4.49

1.77

16.83

13

Electronic Goods

5.19

4.47

1.77

-13.76

14

Paints/Enamels/Varnishes, etc.

0.87

3.90

1.54

348.66

15

Readymade Garments of Cotton Including Accessories

2.46

3.57

1.41

45.33

16

Jute Yarn

3.89

3.25

1.28

-16.47

17

Dyes /Intermediates & coal tar chemicals

3.30

3.23

1.27

-2.28

18

Glass /Glassware /Ceramics /Refr./Cement

2.56

2.99

1.18

16.86

19

Non-ferrous Metals

0.29

2.96

1.17

912.72

20

Shellac

0.99

2.90

1.14

191.39

 

Total for Top 20 Product Groups

163.73

196.73

77.74

20.16

Source : DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly RBI Rates)

India's Import of Principal Commodities from Egypt

Value in US$ Million

Commodity

April - Dec., 2002

April - Dec., 2003

% Share in April - Dec., 2003

% Age growth / decline Apr - Dec 2003 / Apr - Dec 2002

Total

172.2462

75.2527

   

Cotton Raw : Com. /Un Combed /waste

28.2942

45.5002

60.46

69.40

Leather

5.0540

7.5490

10.03

57.34

Pulp and waste paper

0.7618

3.8888

5.17

437.72

Electronic Goods

1.2740

3.6712

4.88

203.55

Fertilizers, crude

7.8358

2.6931

3.58

-63.80

Metalifers ores and metal scrap

3.7067

2.2240

2.96

-36.80

Non-Ferrous Metals

2.5413

1.8770

2.49

-22.20

Non-Metallic Mineral mnfs excluding pearls

0.6156

1.8767

2.49

221.15

Machinery except electrical and electronic

0.5124

1.3951

1.85

186.83

Other Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Madeup articles

0.7480

0.9609

1.28

35.33

Other Commodities

114.7546

0.7333

0.97

-99.33

Raw Hides & Skins

1.5581

0.6427

0.85

-56.55

Wool, Raw

0.0795

0.4805

0.64

536.86

Artificial Resins, Plastics material, etc.

0.0498

0.4584

0.61

869.25

Other crude minerals

0.1782

0.3558

0.47

110.32

Inorganic chemicals

0.2284

0.1446

0.19

-33.30

Manufactures of Metals

0.0034

0.1418

0.19

4319.23

Organic Chemicals

0.1467

0.1393

0.19

-0.01

Transport Equipment

0.0027

0.1392

0.18

5269.05

Cotton yarn & fabrics

0.0019

0.1081

0.14

5873.86

Electrical Machinery except electronic

0.1668

0.0738

0.10

-53.35

Medicinal & pharmaceutical material

0.0402

0.0550

0.07

44.04

Synthetic & Regenerated Fibers

0

0.0288

 

-

Dyeing, Tanning, Coloring Material

0.0001

0.0232

0.03

37500.00

Spices

0.0223

0.0206

0.03

-2.53

Primary steel, pig iron based items

0.4434

0.0197

0.03

-95.33

Iron & Steel

0.0000

0.0177

0.02

-

Fruits & Nuts excluding cashew Nuts

0.0153

0.0110

0.01

-24.26

Manmade Filament /Spun Yarn (including waste)

0

0.0096

0.01

-

Essential Oil & cosmetics Preparations

0.2399

0.0073

0.01

-96.78

Professional Inst. etc. electronic

0.0841

0.0048

0.01

-94.02

Printed Books, newspapers, Journals, etc.

0

0.0008

-

 

Chemical Material & Products

0.0764

0.0004

0.00

-99.40

Silk Yarn & Fabrics

0

0.0002

-

 

Coal, coke, Briquettes, etc.

2.8076

0

-

 

Paper Board & Manufactures

0.0030

0

-

 

Source : DGCI & S
1USD : Rs. 48.61 (April - Dec. 2002 Average of Monthly RBI Rates)
1USD : Rs. 46.15 (April - Dec. 2003 Average of Monthly RBI Rates)

Trade fairs & Exhibitions

Industry

Event Name

Date

Location

Computers & Communications

ITU Telecom Africa 2004

04.May.2004

Cairo - Egypt

Development

International Free Zone Conference 2004

26.Apr.2004

Cairo - Egypt

Financial Services

International Free Zone Conference 2004

26.Apr.2004

Cairo - Egypt

Manufacturing

International Exhibition for Asian Sources

30.May.2004

Cairo - Egypt

KEY CONTACTS

H.E. Mr Kheireldin Abdel-Latif Mohamed
Ambassador
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1/50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi - 110021
Tel: 26114096, 261144097
Fax: 26885355

Shri S.J. Singh Ambassador
Embassy of India 5 Aziz Abaza Street Zamalek,
P.O. Box No. 718,
City Cairo 11211
Country Egypt
Telephone : +20-2-7360052, 7356051
Fax : +20-2752765
Email : embassy@india-emb.org.eg
Web : www.india-emb.org.eg

 
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