Cambodia’s garment exports surpass 5 billion USD in 8 months
Cambodia's exports of garment and accessories from Cambodia rose by 3.3 percent to 5.02 billion USD in the first eight months of 2021, compared to 4.86 billion USD in the same period last year, the Khmer Times cited statistics from the Ministry of Commerce as reporting.
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia's exports ofgarment and accessories rose by 3.3 percent to 5.02 billion USD inthe first eight months of 2021, compared to 4.86 billion USD in the same periodlast year, the Khmer Times cited statistics from the Ministry of Commerce asreporting.
The value of apparel product exports accounted for 45percent of the country’s total exports of 11.08 billion USD during the period.The US, the EU, the UK and Japan are the major apparel export destinations of Cambodia.
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This was because of uncertainty of production ingarment-producing countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Brazil, caused bythe COVID-19 outbreak, he added.
In 2020, Cambodia exported garments worth 7.42 billion USD,a year-on-year decrease of 10.24 percent, according to the 2020 annualperformance report of the Ministry of Commerce.
The garment industry is the largest foreign exchange earnerfor the nation. The sector consists of about 1,100 factories and branches,employing approximately 750,000 workers, mostly female, according to the LabourMinistry./.
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