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

Table 19

Domestic market sales distribution in the sample by export orientation.

	2004	2005	Growth rate (2004/2005)	2006	Growth rate (2005/2006)	2007	Growth rate (2006/2007)	2008	Growth rate (2007/2008)	2009	Growth rate (2008/2009)
Level (in real LE millions)
Non-exporters	440	424	−4%	409	−3%	383	−6%	339	−12%	310	−8%
Exporters
QIZ exporters	506	466	−8%	475	2%	458	−4%	323	−29%	164	−49%
Non-QIZ exporters	237	268	13%	247	−8%	362	46%	349	−3%	381	9%
Total exporters	743	734	−1%	722	−2%	820	14%	672	−18%	544	−19%
Domestic market share (%)
Non-exporters	37%	37%		36%		32%		33%		36%
Exporters
QIZ exporters	43%	40%		42%		38%		32%		19%
Non-QIZ exporters	20%	23%		22%		30%		35%		45%
Total exporters	63%	63%		64%		68%		67%		64%
Total	100%	100%		100%		100%		100%		100%
Memo item:
Real domestic sales; (LE millions)	1183	1158		1132		1203		1011		854

Source: Author’s calculations based on IDSC firm questionnaire [6] using sampling weights.