Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce


Trade Figures


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UK Imports from MENA Jan-Apr 2010

           Jan-Apr 2009  Jan-Apr 2010  % change 
MENA £ 2,512bn £ 3,592bn + 43%
Egypt £ 206m £ 236m +14.4%
% of MENA        8.2% 6.5% - 2.7%

UK Exports to MENA Jan-Apr 2010 

  Jan-Apr 2009  Jan-Apr 2010  % change 
MENA £ 3,938bn £ 4,486bn +13.9%
Egypt £ 297m £322m +8.7%
% of MENA         7.5% 7.1% -0.4%

  UK-Egypt Trade Figures 2008-2009 

UK-World Volume of Trade     

 

2008

2009

 % change of 2008                

UK-World Volume of Trade

  £590,315bn  

£530,159bn

-10%

MENA Volume of Trade

£20.548bn

£20,222bn

-1.6%

MENA % of World Volume               

3.5%

3.8%

+0.3%

     Total Volume of Trade Egypt-UK 2008-2009 

 

Jan-Dec 2008

Jan-Dec 2009

% Change of 2008

Egyptian Exports

£616m

£656m

+6.5%

UK Exports

£909m

£945m

+4%

Total Volume of Trade

£1.525bn

£1.601bn

+5%

 UK Imports from MENA 2009

Rank

Country

 Total Exports 

% Change of 2008                                                          

1

UAE

£1.137bn

-4.3%

2

Israel

£1.047bn

-7.7%

3

Libya

£737bn

-23.2%

4

Kuwait

£725m

+31.2%

5

Qatar

£737m

+565.3%

6

Saudi Arabia          

£669m

-8.7%

7

Egypt

£656m

+6.5%

8

Algeria       

£540m

-36%

UK Exports to MENA 2009

Rank

Country

  Total Exports  

% Change of 2008                                                     

1

UAE

£3.556bn

-3.5%

2

Saudi Arabia

£2.648bn

+16.2%

3

Israel

£1.099bn

-14.3%

4

Egypt

£945m

+4%

5

Qatar

£778m

+12.5%

6

Kuwait

£451m

-16%

7

Libya

£423m

+51%

8

Iran             

£374m

-9%

  Total Volume of Trade MENA to UK 2009   (Total:£20.222bn)

Rank

Country

Total Volume of Trade to UK

  % of Total Volume     

 

UAE

£ 4.693bn

23.2%

2

Saudi Arabia

£ 3.317bn

16.4%

3

Israel

£ 2.146bn

10.6%

4

Egypt

£ 1.601bn

7.9%

5

Qatar

£ 1.515bn

7.5%

6

Kuwait

£ 1.176bn

 5.8%

7

Libya

£ 1.160bn

 5.7%

8

Algeria              

   £ 867m

4.3%

UK Exports to Egypt 2008-2009

 

2008

   2009   

% change of 2008                                   

MENA Total

£12.734bn

£12.742bn

+0.1%

Egypt

£ 909m

£945m

+4%

% from MENA                                        

7.1%

7.4%

 


          Major UK Export Items to Egypt 2009          

Total UK Export to Egypt: £945m

Rank

Items

2009

% Change of 2008                                         

% of Total UK  Export                                       

1

Industrial Machinery

£170m

+11.8%

16%

2

Power Generating Equip.

£113m

+14%

15%

3

Fruit & Vegetables

£59m

+45%

11%

4

Petroleum & Products  

£59m

+488%

4.5%

5

Pharmaceuticals

£50m

+58%

6.5%

6

Metals & Scrap

£35m

-74%

4%

7

Pharmaceuticals               

£31m

-38%

3.5%

 Egypt Exports to the UK

 

    2008  

       2009

% Change of 2008                                                    

MENA Total

 £7.814bn

     £7.480bn

-4.3%

Egypt

£ 616m

       £ 656m

+6.5%

% of MENA                     

   7.9%

        8.8%

 

 Major Egypt Export Items to The UK 2009

Total Egypt Export to The UK: £656m

Rank

Items

2008

% Change of 2008                      

% of Total Egypt Export                                           

1

Textile & Fabrics

£151m

+1.3%

23%

2

Fruit & Vegetables

£102m

+46%

15.5%

3

Gas (Nat. & Manu.)

£58m

+560%

8.8%

4

Fertilizers

£55m

+53%

8.4%

5

Machinery

£55m

-31%

8.4%

6

Petroleum & Products               

£46m

+111%

7%