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

Table 9

Sample estimates for production, sales, and exports by activity and market orientation (2008-2009).

	Activity				Market orientation
	Textile		Clothing		Exporting				Non-exporting		Total
					QIZ		Non-QIZ
	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009	2008	2009
Level (LE millions)
Real production	1135	938	899	666	1096	733	593	545	345	326	2034	1604
Real sales	794	651	217	203	323	164	349	381	339	310	1011	854
Real exports	321	174	649	581	716	547	253	208	0	0	970	755
Growth rate 2008-2009 (%)
Real production	−17%		−26%		−33%		−8%		−5%		−21%
Real sales	−18%		−6%		−49%		9%		−8%		−16%
Real exports	−46%		−10%		−24%		−18%		0%		−22%

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