Cambodia’s apparel exports to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) increased by *.* per cent year on year to $***.*** million in the first half of ****, from $***.*** million in the same period of ****. The growth exceeded the *.* per cent increase in Cambodia’s worldwide apparel exports but trailed the *.* per cent expansion recorded across the broader Asia-Pacific region.
ASEAN is a subregion of Asia-Pacific comprising Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR (Laos), Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Timor-Leste and Cambodia itself.
ASEAN accounted for **.* per cent of Cambodia’s apparel exports to Asia-Pacific during H* ****, slightly below **.* per cent a year earlier. Its share of Cambodia’s worldwide apparel shipments, however, edged up to nearly *.* per cent from *.* per cent, according to sourcing intelligence tool TexPro.
