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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
A general view shows headscarves for sale at Khan al-Khalili market, Cairo, Egypt, May 20, 2016.

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.

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