Central Bank of Egypt

Wholesale Price Index

(1965/66=100 )

(1986/87=100 )*

End of June

1991

1992

1993

End of June

1993**

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001 2002

2003

2004

2005

General Index

1392.6

1582.3

1743.8

General Index

287.0

300.4

316.7

348.6

365.2

367.5

373.6

379.4

384.2 397.7

469.2

543.7

571.5

Agricultural Crops

1853.0

1925.6

2115.1

Farm Products

199.1

214.6

227.9

266.1

284.3

275.9

292.8

302.9

316.9

333.0

432.2

488.8

497.3

Poultry & Fish

1617.4

1661.2

1891.6

Food Stuffs

376.3

395.7

408.7

464.4

497.7

494.3

502.7

503.6

500.3

517.9

631.7

741.1

787.1

Beverages & Tobacco

265.0

265.4

272.0

294.2

298.5

298.5

325.6

325.6

328.5

328.5

340.9

394.7

405.0

Yarn &Textiles

266.6

275.0

291.7

320.6

328.2

334.3

336.5

366.2

389.3

396.4

426.3

555.4

582.6

Wearing Apparel

335.2

351.6

368.7

376.1

378.4

386.6

393.9

410.4

417.9

429.3

444.6

495.0

506.3

Inedible animal products

1528.2

1558.6

1650.1

Foodstuffs & beverages

1577.0

1665.7

1890.6

Tobacco & manufactures

thereof

610.2

661.0

707.9

Yarn, textile & underwear

1121.0

1358.4

1426.6

Leather & Footwear

347.8

355.5

363.5

363.9

388.5

388.5

388.5

386.2

395.4

404.2

425.4

500.2

526.7

1572.5

Wood & its Products

278.7

283.3

310.9

313.6

314.8

315.7

317.1

311.4

310.3

311.0

401.3

470.2

407.7

283.7

284.0

365.5

389.9

390.4

400.2

339.1

356.7

354.4

354.4

409.2

452.1

488.6

Tanned leather

1104.1

1572.5

Household articles

474.6

604.7

667.4

Paper & Printing

Petroleum & fuel

1097.2

1986.0

2372.8

Chemicals & its products

311.5

330.7

346.4

375.3

385.2

402.2

402.3

404.5

400.4

405.5

419.1

462.0

486.3

2138.3

Fuel & Related Products

610.5

620.9

623.3

632.7

632.7

684.0

684.1

679.2

679.2

690.4

686.7

733.9

845.3

213.7

217.3

260.0

293.5

295.6

300.5

306.5

306.2

269.4

313.5

336.3

377.4

405.1

Paper

1727.8

2169.2

Wood

1860.1

1954.7

2012.2

Rubber & Plastic Products

Building materials

1482.1

1855.9

2008.0

Nonmetallic Mineral Products

232.6

262.3

273.8

293.9

297.2

317.4

320.1

323.8

320.9

332.7

338.7

386.6

427.1

716.6

Metals

279.0

279.1

325.9

338.0

352.7

361.9

322.0

333.4

333.4

352.8

454.0

630.2

707.8

Metallic Prods.,Machinery
&Equipment

271.9

279.7

284.6

293.7

301.1

308.9

314.2

306.7

308.8

317.8

348.1

389.9

408.4

Transportation Equipment

340.0

341.4

385.6

393.6

393.6

401.2

370.8

362.0

362.0

362.5

428.0

589.2

572.5

Other Manufacturing
Products

204.1

209.5

214.2

227.6

346.2

344.8

358.7

398.7

399.4

426.7

486.8

503.9

614.8

Medicines

505.9

641.7

Chemical

750.1

944.0

1016.1

Metals & Manufactures

thereof

1101.9

1236.3

1244.3

Machines & equipment

717.9

855.3

906.4

Transportation means

1303.3

1680.1

1833.5

Source : Central Agency for Puplic Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) .

* As from January 1994. The base year became 1986/87 = 100, instead of 1965/66=100.
** at End of July 1993.

1999/2000 =100 *
End of June

Relative
Weight*

2005

2006

100.0

167.5

177.1

Farm Products

34.4

..

207.2

Foodstuffs

18.2

..

172.5

Beverages & Tobacco

2.7

..

169.0

Yarn &Textiles

3.9

..

173.2

Wearing Apparel

1.4

..

124.5

Leather & Footwear

0.2

..

174.9

Wood & its Products

1.5

..

167.1

Paper & Printing

1.7

..

154.3

Chemicals & its products

7.4

..

126.4

Fuel & Related Products

10.5

..

125.1

Rubber & Plastic Products

0.6

..

142.7

Non-metallic Mineral Products

3.5

..

132.3

Metals

5.2

..

248.2

Metal Products,Machinery&Equipment

5.4

..

164.2

Transportation Equipment

2.8

..

175.4

Other Manufacturing Products

0.6

..

205.7

All Items

* A new series was developed by taking the average of the fiscal year1999/2000as a base
period. The averages of two years (1999/2000 and 2000/2001 ) for agricultural and industrial
production values were taken as weights for this series, in order to avoid big and sudden
changes which may occur in the production of some commodities in case of selecting one
year. This series has been released as of September 2005.
.. Not available.