CAIRO, Sept 30, 2018 (MENA) - Egypt's non-petroleum foreign trade from January till August 2018 increased by 11.8% reaching dlrs 59.683 billion, compared to the same period in 2017, according to a report on foreign trade indices received by Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar. Egypt's exports during the first eight months of 2018 increased by 10% reaching dlrs 16.540 billion, compared to dlrs 14.992 billion during the same period last year, the report, conducted by the General Organization for Import and Export Control (GOEIC), read. Imports also increased by 12% registering dlrs 43.143 billion, compared with dlrs 38.354 billion during the same period in 2017, according to the report.