During this period, Cambodia’s exports of knitted apparel and clothing accessories (Chapter 61) totalled $1,038.619 million, marking a 23.3 per cent increase from $842.411 million in January-February 2024. Similarly, exports of non-knitted apparel and clothing accessories (Chapter 62) rose by 31.0 per cent to $690.809 million, up from $527.301 million in 2024.
In February 2025, Cambodia's exports of knitted apparel and clothing accessories (Chapter 61) amounted to $467.224 million, a 14.8 per cent increase from $406.847 million in February 2024. Likewise, exports of non-knitted apparel and clothing accessories (Chapter 62) rose by 20.8 per cent to $312.205 million, up from $258.431 million in February 2024.
As for the imports, Cambodia's imports of knitted or crocheted fabrics (Chapter 60) reached $455.928 million in January-February 2025, an increase of 12.9 per cent from $403.788 million in the same period of 2024. Imports of man-made fibres (Chapter 55) rose by 2.4 per cent to $226.668 million, compared to $221.301 million in the previous year. Imports of cotton and cotton yarn (Chapter 52) also grew by 12.6 per cent to $122.374 million, up from $108.651 million in January-February 2024.
Cambodia's strong performance in the textile and garment trade is noteworthy, signalling an improvement in global demand for textiles and apparel. However, export performance was stronger in January compared to February this year.
In 2024, the country's apparel exports surged by 24.44 per cent to $9.791 billion, comprising $6.638 billion from knitted apparel and $3.153 billion from non-knitted apparel. That same year, Cambodia imported knitted or crocheted fabrics worth $3.081 billion, man-made fibres worth $1.349 billion, and cotton and cotton yarn worth $766.003 million.
In 2023, Cambodia's apparel exports declined by 12.91 per cent to $7.87 billion, contrasting with a 12.69 per cent increase in 2022, when total exports reached $9.04 billion.
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