Egypt exported apparel and readymade garments worth $1.7 bn during the first 11 months of 2021, up 38 percent from $1.3 bn in the same period of the year 2020, as per the Readymade Garments Export Council of Egypt (RMGEC) head Marie Louise. The US was the top country for Egyptian apparel exports, amounting to $1.04 bn, a 44 percent YoY increase from $726 mn in 2020.
Exports of garments and apparel to Europe increased by 3 percent to reach $320 mn in January-November 2021 from $310 mn in the same period in 2020. Exports to Arab countries increased from $83 mn in first 11 months of 2020 to $235 mn in the same period in 2021, recording an increase of 128 percent, quoting Louise.
Exports of T-shirts and polo shirts increased by 34 percent from $339 mn in first 11 months of 2020 to $445 mn in the corresponding period of 2021. Sportswear exports rose 102 per cent to reach $24 mn, while trousers exports recorded a 179 percent increase to reach $49 mn.
Louise attributed the jump in exports to the Council’s continued efforts, direct communications with state agencies concerned with exports to overcome obstacles in garment exports.
