She urged the government to completely halt the import of these goods and instead take positive steps towards investing the funds in the country’s productive sectors. In 2016, Egypt’s official statistics body the Central Agency For Public Mobilization & Statistics released a report saying Egypt spent over US$52 million on pet food in just four months (January-April). The issue of pet food in Egypt has been raised before. ِAs for lingerie, in 2017, the Sout Al- Umma newspaper claimed Egyptians spend LE1 billion on lingerie annually and LE4 billion on makeup. After the flotation of the pound in November 2016, the currency lost half its value overnight, dramatically raising the cost of imported goods.

Source: Egypt Independent January 30, 2018 13:41 UTC