Thursday, Nov 17, 2011
(This story was originally published Wednesday.)
CAIRO (Zawya Dow Jones)--Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose 4.8% to $447.9 million in October, compared with the year earlier month, according to data from the Suez Canal Authority.
Income rose 2.2% from the month earlier, when revenues stood at $438.3 million.
The authority said cargo traffic increased by 8.4% in October, compared with the same month last year. Southbound cargo registered an increase of 10.8%, while Northbound cargo rose by 6%.
-By Farah Halime; Contributing to Dow Jones Newswires; Fhalime@gmail.com
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