Thailand’s apparel imports from Cambodia are likely to rebound during the current year, although they may still not touch pre-COVID levels. The trade was at $39.729 mn in January-September 2022. The shipment had witnessed a steep fall in 2020 and 2021. The imports during the first three quarters of this year indicate that the trade is rebounding well.
Thailand imported apparel worth $39.729 mn in the first three quarters of this year, already nearing the total imports of $41.010 mn during 2021, according to market report. The imports this year are likely to breach last year’s figure.
An analysis of data shows that the imports peaked at $95.806 mn in 2019, increasing from $89.091 mn in 2018 and $67.170 mn in 2017. But it slid to $73.986 mn in 2020, before falling drastically to $41.010 in 2021.
Traditionally, Thailand is an apparel importer for Cambodia and exports apparel in smaller volume to the latter. Thailand’s apparel exports to Cambodia stood at $7.099 mn in 2021, $6.394 mn in 2020, $10.680 mn in 2019 and $9.957 mn in 2018. It exported apparel worth $8.482 mn in the first three quarters of this year, as per market report.
