Effects of the Global Crisis on the Egyptian Textiles and Clothing Sector: A Blessing in Disguise?

Table 11

Sample estimates for production, sales, and exports by ownership (2008-2009) without public sector outlier (firm # 136).

	Public		Private		Total
	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009
Level (LE millions)
Real production	83	63	1780	1331	1863	1397
Real sales	49	41	794	608	1011	650
Real exports	10	9	956	741	970	750
Growth rate 2008-2009 (%)
Real production	−24%		−25%		−25%
Real sales	−16%		−23%		−23%
Real exports	−8%		−23%		−22%

Source: Author’s calculations based on IDSC firm questionnaire data [6]; same note as Table 8 above.