Phnom Penh: From January to February this year, Cambodia exported some US$6,875 million worth of goods to foreign countries, up 9.8 percent from US$6,261 million in the same period last year, a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia pointed out on Thursday. The U.S. remains the Kingdom’s largest market by importing US$2,426 million worth of Cambodian products, accounting for 35 percent of the country’s total export value during the mentioned period, it added. Exports to Vietnam and to China ranked second and third with US$1,267 million and US$348 million, respectively, read the report.

According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, the Kingdom’s main exported products are garments, machinery, electrical equipment, footwear products, leather goods, grain, furniture, rubber, fruits, vegetables, pearls, toys, and textiles, according to the Ministry of Commerce. H.E. Penn Sovicheat, Secretary of State and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, attributed the export growth to increasing international demand for Cambodian-made products. ‘The increase in exports reflects the strong demand for Cambodian products in foreign markets, notably in the U.S., European Union, and RCEP member countries,’ he said during a forum held Tuesday in Phnom Penh.

Meanwhile, Cambodia imported goods worth US$7,573 million, up 21.5 percent from US$6,234 million during the same period last year. This made the country’s international trade amounted to US$14,449 million, a year-on-year increase of 15.6 percent. Cambodia’s major imports include medicines and supplements, consumables, and food and beverages.