Cambodia's garment-footwear exports up 0.9% in H1 2021

Cambodia's garment, footwear and travel goods exports fetched $4.7 billion in the first six months of this year, the data showed. The US, the EU, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea and ASEAN nations were the major export markets.

Of the $4.7 billion exports of garments, footwear and travel goods during January-June 2021, $357.8 million worth of goods were manufactured in the special economic zones (SEZs). Of this, only garment exports accounted for $232 million, showing a decrease of 3.3 per cent compared to the same period of last year. Export of other textiles increased by 41 per cent to $70 million.

For the full year 2020, Cambodia exported garments worth $7.420 billion, registering a decrease of 10.24 per cent over the previous year, according to the 2020 annual performance report of the country's ministry of commerce.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (RKS)