via CAAI
PHNOM PENH, Oct 18, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodia's garment and textile exports increased by 17 percent during the first nine months of this year compared to the same period last year.
From January to September this year, Cambodia has exported the garments and textiles worth of 2.27 billion U.S. dollars, 17 percent increase from 1.94 billion U.S. dollars from January to September last year, according to the statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce on Monday.
Countries breakdown figures recorded that the exports to the United States of America rose by 13.3 percent to 1.32 billion U.S. dollars from 1.16 billion U.S. dollars the same period of last year.
To the European countries increased by 15.8 percent to 563.78 million U.S. dollars from 486.57 million U.S. dollars.
And to other foreign markets rose by 29 percent to 353.38 million U.S. dollars from 273.50 million U.S. dollars.
According to the data provided by Ministry of Commerce, there are currently more than 320,000 garment workers, among them more than 290,000 are women -- all are working in nearly 300 factories across the country.
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Energy crisis is one the core reasons that affect industries in Pakistan esp the textile industry which is one of our largest exports. On the other hand Govt is being unsupportive by holding refund claims of the garments exporters. This can create a dire impact on our economy as textile is the backbone of our country’s economy and valuable contribution towards economic development.
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