The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
The beverage industry also experienced an upturn, with its index climbing from 583.43 in May to 654.08 in June, indicating a 12.11 percent increase.
The index of tobacco products industry reached 138.7 during June 2020, up from 76 in May 2020, marking an increase of 82.5 percent.
The report attributed this decline to a drop in the value of exports of certain commodities.
The index of food products industry reached 203.91 during March 2020, up from 183.01 February 2020.
The office granted 750 patents in 2019 compared to 690 in 2018, the agency said.
President Sisi decided re-appointing Khairat Mohamed Barakat as chairman of CAPMAS for a new one-year term.
The production index of ready-to-wear clothes declined to 210.35 in September, down 14.6 percent from 246.33 for August, the report said.
The number of people under the age of 18 in Egypt reached 38.9 million in 2018, making up 40.1 percent of total population.
Interest expenses acquired 36.8 percent of total expenses with an amount of LE 110.5 billion during the first four months of this fiscal year.
Tax collections accounted for the largest share of the total revenues during the period from July to October, reaching 77.9 percent and recording LE 139.6 billion.
