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The report showed a notable increase in the labor force, including both employed and unemployed individuals, which rose to 35.412 million, compared to 34.829 million in the previous quarter, marking a 1.7% increase. CAPMAS attributed the growth to the entry of approximately 583,000 new individuals into the labor market.
The number of unemployed rose slightly to 2.136 million, compared with 2.113 million in 2024, marking an increase of about 23,000 individuals, or 1.1 percent.
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued its monthly bulletin on foreign trade data for December 2025 on Thursday. The trade deficit reached $4.9 billion during December 2025.
According to the statistics, the country recorded its first quarter-million increase after reaching 108 million on October 14, 59 days later, bringing the total to 108,250,000. A second quarter-million increase followed on December 20, 67 days later, reaching 108,500,000. The third quarter-million increase occurred today, 70 days later.
The increase came as imports rose by 12.9 percent to $8.7 billion, compared with $7.7 billion in November 2024.
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The labor force increased by 0.5 percent to reach 33.614 million people, driven by a 0.7 percent rise in employment and a 2.7 percent drop in unemployment.
This means Egypt added one million people in 287 days (approximately 9 months and 17 days), marking the latest milestone in population growth.
The moderation was largely driven by falling prices in key food categories, including meat, poultry, fruits, and vegetables.
Egypt’s population is expected to reach 108 million on August 18, 2025 according to Major General Khairat Barakat, head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced a 3.9% increase in the transformative and extractive industries production index, reaching 120.47 in March 2025 compared to 115.93 in February 2025.
Data from Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics revealed a significant increase in trade between Egypt and Lebanon in 2024.
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced that the value of Egyptian exports to Arab countries reached $16.2 billion in 2024, compared to $13.6 billion in 2023, marking an 18% increase.
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Saturday increasing the number of trademarks given in 2024 by 42.8%, adding that the trademarks granted reached 23,790.
On a month-to-month basis, Egypt's urban inflation rate saw a more modest rise of 1.4 percent in February, compared to 1.5 percent in January.
This rise was primarily driven by strong demand in sectors like petroleum products, fresh fruits, ready-made garments, and food preparations.
The surge in foreign exchange inflows was largely fueled by an increase in foreign direct investment (FDI), which totaled $32.9 billion during the fiscal year.
The report highlighted that the monthly inflation rate for January rose to 1.6 percent, compared to 0.0 percent in December 2024.
Exports grew by 6.3 percent, rising to $3.56 billion in November 2024, up from $3.35 billion in the same month of the previous year.
On a yearly basis, core inflation eased slightly to 23.2 percent in December 2024, from 23.7 percent in the previous month.
