The Readymade Garments Export Council revealed that exports during January 2026 increased by 11% to record $299 million, compared to $270 million during the same month last year.
Engineer Fadel Marzouk, Chairman of the Council, said that there is continued external demand in addition to the improvement in the competitiveness of Egyptian products, and the continuation of the Council’s plans to achieve a boom that reaches one billion dollars by the end of this year.
Marzouk stressed that Egypt has exploited the maximum available production capacity and is working on continuous development in the sector and using high-quality raw materials, taking into account the environmental dimension and relying on the circular economy, which creates a state of sustainability in export growth.
He pointed out that the ready-made clothing sector is one of the pillars of the Egyptian economy, as it provides approximately 1.7 million job opportunities, and achieves annual growth for the third year in a row, and that the new investments will have strong repercussions on export numbers, which target $4.4 billion by the end of 2026.
The Chairman of the Council announced that the sector’s exports grew by 16% to the United States of America, to $118 million during January 2026, compared to $102 million in the same month of the previous year. Exports also increased by 26% to European Union countries to record $132 million, compared to $105 million.
He stressed that the Council continues to coordinate with the government, represented by the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, in addition to Finance and Industry, in order to continue achieving these positive results.
Engineer Fadel Marzouk revealed an ambitious plan that aims to increase the sector’s exports by a rate ranging between 22% to 25% annually during the next five years, with the aim of achieving exports worth $12 billion by 2031.
He stressed that the current circumstances and escalation in the Middle East may have some repercussions on the targets of the productive and export sectors during the current year, which the Council is trying to deal with in cooperation with the relevant government agencies.
