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          Monthly Bulletin of Foreign Trade data April 2015
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          DDI-EGY-CAPMAS-ForeignTrade-April-2015-V01
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        <AuthEnty affiliation="Ministry of Economic Development ">
          Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
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        <othId role="Customs certificate for import " affiliation="Ministry of Finance">
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            Egyptian Customs Authority
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        </othId>
        <othId role="Customs certificate for export " affiliation="Ministry of Trade and Industry ">
          <p>
            General Organization for Export and Import Control
          </p>
        </othId>
        <othId role="Export and Import of crude petroleum and its products" affiliation="Ministry of Petroleum">
          <p>
            Ministry of Petroleum
          </p>
        </othId>
        <othId role="Export and Import of Electricity " affiliation="Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy  ">
          <p>
            Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy
          </p>
        </othId>
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      <prodStmt>
        <producer abbr="capmas" role="Documenting and Publishing of the Study">
          Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
        </producer>
        <prodDate date="2015-07-03">
          2015-07-03
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        <software version="4.0.9" date="2013-04-23">
          Nesstar Publisher
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          Issue 1
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    <citation>
      <titlStmt>
        <titl>
          Monthly Bulletin of Foreign Trade data April 2015
        </titl>
        <altTitl>
          <![CDATA[April  2015]]>
        </altTitl>
        <parTitl>
          <![CDATA[Monthly Bulletin of Foreign Trade Data-April  - 2015]]>
        </parTitl>
        <IDNo>
          EGY-CAPMAS-ForeignTrade-April-2015-V01
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      </titlStmt>
      <rspStmt>
        <AuthEnty>
          Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
        </AuthEnty>
        <othId role="Customs certificate for import" affiliation="Ministry of Finance">
          <p>
            Customs Department
          </p>
        </othId>
        <othId role="Customs certificate for export" affiliation="Ministry of Commerce and Industry">
          <p>
            General Authority for Export and Import Control
          </p>
        </othId>
        <othId role="Exports and imports of crude oil and its products" affiliation="Ministry of Petroleum">
          <p>
            Ministry of Petroleum
          </p>
        </othId>
        <othId role="Exports and Imports of electricity" affiliation="Ministry of Electricity and Energy">
          <p>
            Ministry of Electricity and Energy
          </p>
        </othId>
      </rspStmt>
      <prodStmt>
        <producer affiliation="Ministry of Finance" role="Customs certificate for import &quot;affiliation">
          Customs Department
        </producer>
        <producer affiliation="Ministry of petroleum" role="The system supplies petroleum data to exports and imports">
          Ministry of petroleum
        </producer>
        <producer/>
        <copyright>
          (c)Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics ,
        </copyright>
        <software version="4.0.9" date="2013-04-23">
          Nesstar Publisher
        </software>
      </prodStmt>
      <distStmt>
        <distrbtr abbr="capmas" affiliation="Ministry of Economic Development">
          Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
        </distrbtr>
        <contact affiliation="Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics" URI="http://www.capmas.gov.eg" email=" pres_capmas@capmas.gov.eg ">
          Office Head Device
        </contact>
      </distStmt>
      <serStmt>
        <serName>
          Trade Statistics
        </serName>
        <serInfo>
          Bulletin of Monthly Foreign Trade Data is published monthly and Foreign Trade Bulletin is published annually
        </serInfo>
      </serStmt>
      <verStmt>
        <version date="2015-06-30">
          V2.1 version is for general publishing to the public
        </version>
      </verStmt>
    </citation>
    <stdyInfo>
      <subject>
        <topcClas vocab="HS">
          Foreign Trade Statistical Manual 2012 HS,Countries and Ports Manual
        </topcClas>
      </subject>
      <abstract>
        <![CDATA[CAPMAS  is pleased to continue issuing of  "Monthly Bulletin of Foreign Trade Data", which was issued depending on January 2008 according to statistical guide for harmonized tariff items consisting of (10) limits and prepared according to harmonized tariff terms issued by Presidential Decree No. (39) for 2007 on 5 February 2007. This issue includes accumulative data from January to April 2015. The harmonized tariff is aimed at achieving the following objectives.
1-Setting comparative data of international trade for trade,economic and international negotiations.
3- Building a new structure for commodities, whether by integrating,dividing and detailing of main chapters and items to meet international trade and statistics requirements.
4- Developing customs tax structure in accordance with financial and economic reform to be suit with economic and social conditions.
-	Foreign trade statistics within CAPMAS is based on general trading system and include customs certificates which are submitted to CAPMAS after customs clearance during the bulletin issued month (commodity flow).
The monthly summary of foreign trade data includes: 
1. Trade Balance.
2. Imports and exports according to Ports. 
3. The most important imports and exports (according to commodity groups and commodities). 
4. Geographical distribution (according to regions and the most important countries). 
5. Free zone imports and exports with the local market according to commodity group. 
6. Free zone imports and exports  with world countries according to commodity group - geographical distribution) 
That CAPMAS issues monthly bulletin of foreign trade data series in order to achieve the desired objectives .]]>
      </abstract>
      <sumDscr>
        <timePrd date="2015-04-01" event="start" cycle="monthly"/>
        <timePrd date="2015-04-30" event="end" cycle="monthly"/>
        <collDate date="2015-04-01" event="start" cycle="monthly"/>
        <collDate date="2015-05-30" event="end" cycle="monthly"/>
        <nation abbr="Egy">
          EGYPT
        </nation>
        <geogCover>
          Monthly bulletin of foreign trade data covers all customs ports at Arab Republic of Egypt level according to the general regulations
        </geogCover>
        <anlyUnit>
          Providing CAPMAS with customs certificates of imports and exports for non-petroleum data
        </anlyUnit>
        <universe>
          Monthly bulletin of foreign trade data covers all customs ports at Arab Republic of Egypt level according to the general regulations
        </universe>
        <dataKind>
          Aggregated data
        </dataKind>
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      <notes>
        <![CDATA[Annual Bulletin of Foreign Trade bulletin includes:
        1- Trade Balance. 
        2. Imports and exports according to ports. 
        3 - The most important imports and exports (according to commodity groups).
        4- Trade exchange between Egypt and all world countries according to economic blocs]]>
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      <dataColl>
        <timeMeth>
          Customs certificates of imports send from the customs authority within a month or 10 days of the reference month, and as for the exports: they send its customs certificates from GOEIC within 10 days of the reference month, while the ministry of petroleum or ministry of electricity: they send their data within 20 day for the reference month
        </timeMeth>
        <dataCollector affiliation="http://www.customs.gov.eg/">
          Customs Department
        </dataCollector>
        <dataCollector affiliation="E-mail:momran96@gmail.com">
          General Authority for exports and imports control
        </dataCollector>
        <dataCollector>
          Ministry of Petroleum
        </dataCollector>
        <dataCollector>
          Ministry of Electricity
        </dataCollector>
        <collMode>
          Personal interview with computer assist
        </collMode>
        <resInstru>
          As of January 2008, Customs certificate has been prepared in accordance with the statistical guide for harmonized tariff items consisting of (10) limits and prepared according to harmonized tariff terms issued by the President's Decree No. (39) for 2007 on 5 February 2007
        </resInstru>
        <sources/>
        <collSitu>
          The statement was collected as follows: Non-oil imports by the Customs Department on the magnetic cylinder and the location of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics of non-petroleum exports through the General Organization for Export and Import Control through the oil exports and imports. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics using the Ministry of Petroleum, Of documents of electric power paper through the Ministry of Electricity and Energy paper documents
        </collSitu>
        <cleanOps>
          <![CDATA[1 - the program runs errors purification when recording data 
                   2 - The errors are reviewed from errors purification program 
                   3 - and then send the errors of non-selected review sources 
                   4 - Review errors after receiving from CAPMAS 
                   Data is entered according to programs prepared in Economic and Labor statistics sector]]>
        </cleanOps>
      </dataColl>
      <notes>
        Data is entered according to programs prepared in Economic and Labor statistics sector
      </notes>
    </method>
    <dataAccs>
      <useStmt>
        <confDec required="yes">
          The site does not publish individual data about individuals
        </confDec>
        <contact URI="www.capmas.gov.eg" email="pres_capmas@capmas.gov.eg ">
          Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics
        </contact>
        <citReq>
          <![CDATA[
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS), Annual Bulletin of Foreign Trade Data, 2013, version 1.1 of data set available for public use.]]>
        </citReq>
        <conditions>
          It is prohibited to publish or quote without reference to the source, CAPMAS
        </conditions>
        <disclaimer>
          CAPMAS provides you with this data without any warranties and implied liability of the results or conclusions of such results nor and is not responsible for any activities that are performed on those results or data
        </disclaimer>
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