Economtric study of the changes in the consumption expenditure patterns in Egypt [electronic resource].

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The paper analyses the changes in the consumption expenditure patterns especially food consumption patterns of Egyptian household, as a result of economic liberalisation programs. Data come from the Household, Income. Expenditure. and Consumption Survey (HIECS) conducted by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) of Egypt for two survey periods. 1990/1991 and 2004/2005. In order to make the two survey periods comparable, expenditure data have been deflated by the consumer price index. Total expenditure elasticities for expenditure groups are estimated by using Engel curves. The double-log functional type is used to estimate the expenditure elasticities. Descriptive analysis show that the total and food consumption expenditure patterns have changed in the two survey periods as a result of liberalisation program and economic reform. The food expenditure share decreased for rural and urban areas from 1990/1991s to 2004/2005s, while for most of the other commodities the shares increased.

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