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Consumer Lifestyle

Consumer Lifestyles in Egypt

Dec 2008

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About this Report

About this Report

Consumer Lifestyle Reports in Egypt provide current and detailed snapshots of the unique behaviours, attitudes and spending patterns of consumers in Egypt. In addition to covering important core topics like household disposable income, consumer expenditure, savings and credit and housing and home ownership, this report also contains hard-to-find statistics on more specific consumer-related topics like eating and drinking habits, shopping habits, preferred types of stores and retail venues, clothing and fashion trends and descriptions of how consumers spend their leisure and recreation time.

A consumer segmentation section in the report breaks down the Egypt’s consumers by specific age groups, ranging from babies and infants to pensioners; highlighting the factors that influence purchasing decisions and the products in greatest demand for each segment.

Amongst other information, the Consumer Lifestyle in Egypt report includes the following:

  • Five most important trends currently affecting consumers in Egypt
  • Break-down and analysis of the Egypt’s population statistics, discussing such key factors as age, ethnicity, education and income and their effect on consumer markets
  • Households segmented and analysed using a wide range of factors, such as number of occupants and with or without children
  • Detailed statistics and forecasts on activity in core categories of consumer expenditure such as housing, food and drink, transport, leisure and recreation and communications, as well as expenditure in categories like cosmetics and toiletries and consumer electronics
  • Identifies key distribution channels and shopping trends in major product sectors
  • Describes current fashion trends (many often unique to the country) as well as attitudes toward personal appearance, health and wellness and beauty that influence patterns of consumer spending
  • Reveals what consumers in Egypt do when they stay in, go out, seek out entertainment, and go on holiday
  • Provides insight on the impact of technology, both in the home and while on the move



Use the Consumer Lifestyle in Egypt report to answer questions including:

  • In what types of stores do consumers shop for food and drink?
  • Do commuters drive cars to work or take public transport?
  • How do ethnic groups influence consumer preferences and expenditure trends?
  • How many households own microwave ovens? Personal computers? Refrigerators?
  • On the whole, are the Egypt’s consumers spenders or savers?
  • Where do consumers go on holiday and how much do they spend?
  • How well are consumers served by the Egypt’s healthcare system?

Buy Consumer Lifestyle reports to:

  • Get a quick, clear and comprehensive understanding of consumer trends, attitudes and behaviour in Egypt with relevant data conveniently laid out in a single, easy-to-read document
  • Immediately gain hard-to-discern insights from local analysts into the factors that influence daily decision-making processes of Egypt consumers as they shop for and buy needed products and services
  • Save research time and effort by quickly identifying unique (or in some cases similar) consumer attributes and characteristics that explain the demand for specific products and services in Egypt
  • Quickly grasp the dynamics and direction of Egypt’s retail distribution network in order to understand how manufacturers and distributors get their products to consumers

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

CONSUMER TRENDS

Middle-Class Recovery Boosts Consumption

Outlook

Impact

IT User Market Continues to Grow

Outlook

Impact

Shopping Malls and Hypermarkets Galore

Outlook

Impact

Processed Foods

Outlook

Impact

The Global Financial Roller-coaster

Outlook

Impact

POPULATION

Population Changes

Impact

Population by Gender

Impact

Population by Marital Status

Impact

Population by Education

Impact

Population by Rural/urban Areas

Impact

  • Table 1 Population by Age and Gender: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 2 Population by Age and Gender (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2007/2015/1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 3 Median Age of Population: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 4 Median Age of Population (actual growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 5 Population Changes: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 6 Population Changes (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 7 Birth Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 8 Death Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 9 Birth Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 10 Death Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 11 Fertility and Birth: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 12 Fertility and Birth (growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 13 Population by Marital Status: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 14 Population by Marital Status (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 15 Marriage Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 16 Divorce Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 17 Marriage Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 18 Divorce Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 19 Population by Highest Educational Attainment: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 20 Population by Highest Educational Attainment: 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 21 Literacy Rates: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 22 Literacy Rates (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 23 Population by Urban Rural Locations and Major Cities: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 24 Population by Urban Rural Locations/Major Cities (% analysis, % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 25 Population Density: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 26 Population Density (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

CONSUMER SEGMENTATION

Babies and Infants

Impact

Kids

Impact

Tweenagers

Impact

Teenagers

Impact

Students

Impact

People in Their TWENTIES

Impact

People in Their THIRTIES

Impact

Middle-Aged Adults

Impact

Pensioners

Impact

  • Table 27 Babies and Infants: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 28 Babies and Infants (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 29 Kids: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 30 Kids (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 31 “Tweenagers”: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 32 Tweenagers (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 33 Teenagers: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 34 Teenagers (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 35 People in their 20s: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 36 People in their 20s (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 37 People in their 30s: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 38 People in their 30s (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 39 Middle-aged Adults: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 40 Middle-aged Adults (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 41 Older Population: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 42 Older Population (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015

HOUSEHOLDS

Household by the Number of Occupants

Impact

  • Table 43 Households by Number of Occupants: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 44 Households by Number of Occupants (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 45 Occupants per Household: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 46 Occupants per Household (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

Household Annual Disposable Incomes

Impact

Home Ownership

Impact

Possession of Household Durables

Impact

Pet Population

Impact

  • Table 47 Number of Households by Disposable Income Bracket: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 48 Number of Households by Disposable Income Bracket (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 49 Total Housing Stock and New Dwellings Completed: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 50 Total Housing Stock and New Dwellings Completed (% growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 51 Households by Tenure and Type of Dwelling: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 52 Households by Tenure and Type of Dwelling (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 53 Households by Number of Rooms: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 54 Households by Number of Rooms (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 55 Ownership of Household Durables: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 56 Ownership of Household Durables by Type (actual growth): 1995-2007/2007-2015

HOUSEHOLD SEGMENTATION

Single-person households

Impact

Couples with no children

Impact

Couples with children

Impact

Single-parent families

Impact

  • Table 57 Households by Type: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 58 Household by Type (% analysis and % growth) 1995/2007/2015-/1995-2007/2007-2015

LABOUR

Working Conditions

Employed Population by Age

Impact

Unemployed Population by Age

Impact

Alternative Work Forms

Impact

  • Table 59 Employed Population by Age Group: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 60 Employed Population by Age Group (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 61 Unemployed Population by Age Group: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 62 Unemployed Population by Age Group (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 63 Unemployment Rate: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 64 Unemployment Rate (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 65 Part-time Employment by Sex: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006
  • Table 66 Part-time Employment by Sex (% analysis and % growth) 1995/2000/2006: /1995-2006/2000-2006

INCOME

Annual Disposable Income

Income by Educational Attainment

Income by Gender

  • Table 67 Mean Annual Disposable Income by Education and Gender: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 68 Mean Annual Disposable Income by Education and Gender (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

CONSUMER EXPENDITURE

Spending on Consumer Goods and Services

Impact

  • Table 69 Consumer Expenditure by Product Type: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 70 Consumer Expenditure by Product Type (% analysis and % growth) 1995/2007/2015-/1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 71 Consumer Expenditure by Commodity Type: 1995/2000/2005/2007/2010/2015
  • Table 72 Consumer Expenditure by Commodity Type (% analysis and % growth) 1995/2007/2015-/1995-2007/2007-2015
  • Table 73 Consumer Prices and Costs: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 74 Consumer Prices and Costs (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Spending on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages

Impact

Spending on Soft and Hot Drinks

Impact

Shopping for Food and Non-alcoholic Drinks

Impact

Eating Habits

Impact

  • Table 75 Consumer Expenditure on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 76 Consumer Expenditure on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 77 Per Capita Expenditure on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 78 Per Capita Expenditure on Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

Spending on Alcoholic Drinks

Impact

Spending on Tobacco

Impact

Shopping for Alcohol and Tobacco Products

Impact

Drinking Habits

Impact

Smoking Habits

Impact

  • Table 79 Consumer Expenditure on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 80 Consumer Expenditure on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 81 Per Capita Expenditure on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 82 Per Capita Expenditure on Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR

Spending on Clothing and Footwear

Impact

Shopping for Clothing and Footwear

Impact

Traditional Clothing

Impact

Fashion Trends

Impact

  • Table 83 Consumer Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 84 Consumer Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 85 Per Capita Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 86 Per Capita Expenditure on Clothing and Footwear (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

HOUSING

Spending on Housing

Impact

Renting Vs. Buying

Impact

Utility Costs

Impact

Maintenance and Repair

Impact

  • Table 87 Consumer Expenditure on Housing: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 88 Consumer Expenditure on Housing (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 89 Per Capita Expenditure on Housing: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 90 Per Capita Expenditure on Housing (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND SERVICES

Spending on Household Goods and Services

Impact

Shopping for Household Goods

Impact

Cooking Habits

Impact

Do-It-Yourself and Gardening

Impact

  • Table 91 Consumer Expenditure on Household Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 92 Consumer Expenditure on Household Goods and Services (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 93 Per Capita Expenditure on Household Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 94 Per Capita Expenditure on Household Goods and Services (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

HEALTH GOODS AND MEDICAL SERVICES

Spending on Health Goods and Medical Services

Impact

Healthcare System

Impact

Major Causes of Death

Impact

Smoking Prevalence

Impact

Reported AIDS Cases

Impact

Drug Abuse

Impact

Health and Wellness

Impact

  • Table 95 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 96 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 97 Per Capita Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 98 Per Capita Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 99 Share of Total Health Expenditure in GDP: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006
  • Table 100 Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006
  • Table 101 Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (actual growth): 1995-2006/2000-2006
  • Table 102 Healthcare Workers: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 103 Healthcare Workers (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 104 Obese Population: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 105 Obese Population (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 106 Smoking Prevalence: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 107 Smoking Prevalence (actual growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 108 Reported AIDS Cases: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 109 Reported AIDS Cases (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

TRANSPORT

Spending on Transport

Impact

Air Transport

Impact

Road Transport

Impact

Rail Transport

Impact

Transport Infrastructure

Impact

  • Table 110 Consumer Expenditure on Transport: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 111 Consumer Expenditure on Transport (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 112 Per Capita Expenditure on Transport: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 113 Per Capita Expenditure on Transport (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

COMMUNICATION

Spending on Communications

Impact

Television, Cable and Satellite

Impact

Printed Media

Impact

Telephones

Impact

Computers and Internet

Impact

E-commerce

Impact

M-commerce

Impact

  • Table 114 Consumer Expenditure on Communications: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 115 Consumer Expenditure on Communications (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 116 Per Capita Expenditure on Communications: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 117 Per Capita Expenditure on Communications (% growth) 1995-2007/2000-2007:
  • Table 118 Penetration of Televisions and Number of TV Channels: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 119 Penetration of Televisions and Number of TV Channels (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 120 Penetration of Cable and Satellite Television: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 121 Penetration of Cable and Satellite Television (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 122 National and International Phone Calls, Telephone Lines in Use and Mobile Phone Users: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006
  • Table 123 National and International Phone Calls, Telephone Lines in Use and Mobile Phone Users (% growth): 1995-2006/2000-2006
  • Table 124 Household PC Penetration and Internet Usage: 2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 125 Household PC Penetration and Internet Usage (% growth): 2000-2007

LEISURE AND RECREATION

Spending on Leisure and Recreation

Impact

Shopping for Leisure Goods

Impact

Leisure Time

Impact

Culture

Impact

Attitudes To Sports

Impact

Travel and Tourism

Impact

  • Table 126 Consumer Expenditure on Leisure and recreation: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 127 Consumer Expenditure on Leisure and recreation (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 128 Per Capita Expenditure on Leisure and recreation: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 129 Per Capita Expenditure on Leisure and recreation (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

EDUCATION

Spending on Education

Impact

Pre-primary Education

Impact

Primary and Secondary Education

Impact

Higher Education

Impact

Adult Education

Impact

  • Table 130 Consumer Expenditure on Education: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 131 Consumer Expenditure on Education (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 132 Per Capita Expenditure on Education: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 133 Per Capita Expenditure on Education (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

HOTELS AND CATERING

Spending on Hotels and Catering

Impact

Going Out

Impact

Eating Out

Impact

Spending on Accommodation Services

Impact

  • Table 134 Consumer Expenditure on Hotels and Catering: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 135 Consumer Expenditure on Hotels and Catering (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 136 Per Capita Expenditure on Hotels and Catering: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 137 Per Capita Expenditure on Hotels and Catering (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES

Spending on Miscellaneous Goods and Services

Impact

Personal Hygiene and Personal Grooming

Impact

Shopping for Cosmetics and Toiletries

Impact

Banking, Savings and Financial Services

Impact

Pension

Impact

  • Table 138 Consumer Expenditure on Miscellaneous Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 139 Consumer Expenditure on Miscellaneous Goods and Services (% analysis and % growth): 1995/2000/2007/1995-2007/2000-2007
  • Table 140 Per Capita Expenditure on Miscellaneous Goods and Services: 1995/2000/2002/2004/2006-2007
  • Table 141 Per Capita Expenditure on Miscellaneous Goods and Services (% growth): 1995-2007/2000-2007

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