Secondhand clothes offer Egyptians respite as inflation skyrockets
With living expenses rising and temperatures dropping and inflation surging to a five-year high of 18.7%, many Egyptians are looking to buy secondhand clothes at Wekalat al-Balah, Egypt's most famous used clothing market in the center of Cairo
CAIRO — It is 10 a.m. and the market in the center of Cairo is bustling with shoppers looking at the colorful clothes hung orderly on steel racks, while others haggle over prices with sellers, trying to reach a deal that matches the few pounds in their wallets or handbags.
"I will sell this blouse for 50 pounds [$2]," a seller told a customer firmly.
"I have 40 pounds [$1.40] only, believe me," the woman in her early 30s replied.
With living expenses rising and temperatures dropping and inflation surging to a five-year high of 18.7% in November, many Egyptians are looking to buy secondhand clothes at Wekalat al-Balah, Egypt's most famous used clothing market in the center of Cairo.
