Cambodia’s exports of apparel and clothing accessories (knitted) earned $5.943 billion in the first eleven months of this year, which was 13.7 per cent higher than the exports worth $5.227 billion during the corresponding period of last year. The country’s exports of apparel and clothing accessories (not knitted) rose by 24.2 per cent to $2.423 billion in the period under review. Last year, in this category, the country exported apparel worth $1.950 billion.
However, the exports of apparel and clothing accessories (knitted) recorded a negative growth during standalone month November 2022 which reflects the sluggish demand in the global market. The exports slipped by 9.5 per cent to $430.131 million in November 2022 from $475.236 million in the same period of last year. However, the shipment of non-knitted apparel grew by 14.6 per cent to $188.635 million in the period under review.
As for the imports, the country’s knitted or crocheted fabric imports during January-November 2022 were valued at $2.709 billion, which was 1.5 per cent higher than the imports worth $2.670 billion in the same period last year. Likewise, manmade fibre imports grew by 10.9 per cent to $1,102.303 million, against $994.344 million in January-November 2021. But cotton imports slipped 4.6 per cent to reach $460.240 million during the period under review, compared to $482.411 million in the same period of 2021.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)