Cambodian bilateral trade with US soars 28.5% in first eight months

In January-August, Cambodian exports to the US amounted to $5.2206 billion, up 27.88 per cent year-on-year, and imports $278.8 million, up 40.59 per cent. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Oct 12 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US in the first eight months of 2021 totalled US$5.4994 billion, surging by 28.47 per cent versus US$4.2805 billion in the same period of last year, according to the US Census Bureau (USCB).

Cambodia-US trade has avoided dipping into negative territory, even as SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, continues its global path, disrupting a fair share of production chains.