Apparel and clothing accessories (knitted) exports earned $4.597 billion in the first eight months of this year, which was 27.2 per cent higher than export of $3.613 billion during the corresponding period of last year. The country’s exports of apparel and clothing accessories (not knitted) rose by 32.8 per cent to $1.869 billion in the period under review. Last year, the country had export apparel in this category worth $1.408 billion.
On the import side, Cambodia’s knitted or crocheted fabrics imports during January-August 2022 were valued at $1.581 billion, which was 25.5 per cent higher than the import of $1.259 billion in the same period of last year. Likewise, the import of man-made fibre grew by 21.9 per cent to $837.683 million, against $687.151 million in January-August 2021. Cotton import rose by 3.8 per cent to $358.777 million during the period under review, compared to import of $345.501 million in the same period of 2021.
The exports of apparel from Cambodia increased by 28.77 per cent year-on-year to $6.466 billion during January-August 2022. This constituted 52.20 per cent of Cambodia’s total foreign income of $12.388 billion during the period under review, according to the data from the general department of customs and excise under the ministry of economy and finance.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)
