The exports of apparel from Cambodia increased by 18.51 per cent year-on-year to $7.747 billion during January-October 2022. This constituted 41.30 per cent of Cambodia’s total foreign income of $18.747 billion during the period under review, according to data from the general department of customs and excise under the ministry of economy and finance.
Cambodia’s exports of apparel and clothing accessories (knitted) earned $5.513 billion in the first ten months of this year, which was 16 per cent higher than the exports worth $4.752 billion during the corresponding period of last year. The country’s exports of apparel and clothing accessories (not knitted) rose by 25.1 per cent to $2.234 billion in the period under review. Last year, in this category, the country had exported apparel worth $1.785 billion.
However, the exports recorded negative growth during standalone month October 2022 which shows slugging demand in the global market. The exports of knitted apparel and clothing accessories slipped 24.2 per cent to $403.551 million in October 2022 from $532.309 million in the same period of last year. The shipment of non-knitted apparel came down by 4.3 per cent to $169.498 million in the period under review.
