Cambodia-Japan trade tops US$1.5bil

Cambodian exports were to the tune of US$1.61708 billion in 2020, dipping by 6.6 per cent year-on-year, and imports were $484.70 million, sliding by 13.8 per cent year-on-year. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Trade between Cambodia and Japan reached US$1.5094 billion in the first eight months of 2021, up 11.8 per cent year-on-year from $1.350 billion, according to data from the Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro).

Of that, Cambodian exports to Japan amounted to $1.12423 billion, surging by more than seven per cent year-on-year from $1.04898 billion, and imports were valued at $385.14 million, climbing by 28.0 per cent on a yearly basis from $300.9 million, Jetro reported.