PHNOM PENH, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia’s import and export trades had mounted to 9.44 billion U.S. dollars in the first ten months of this year, 42 percent rise from 6.66 billion U.S. dollars in the same period a year ago, the statistics of the Commerce Ministry showed Friday.
From January to October this year, the country had imported goods in the total value of 5.39 billion U.S. dollars, up 40 percent from 3.85 billion U.S. dollars in the same period last year.
The imported products included garment and textile raw materials of 2.12 billion U.S. dollars, up 17 percent; petroleum of 1.13 billion U.S. dollars, up 133 percent; construction materials of 497 million U.S. dollars, up 174 percent; automobiles and motorcycles of 301 million U.S. dollars, up 54 percent; food and soft drinks of 131 million U.S. dollars, up 25 percent.
In addition, the imports of pharmaceutical products and cosmetics worth 111 million U.S. dollars, down 4 percent.
In terms of exports, the country had exported products in total amount of 4.05 billion U.S. dollars, up 44 percent from 2.81 billion U.S. dollars.
The main products this country exported were garment and textile of 3.54 billion U.S. dollars, a 41 percent rise; rubber latex of 171 million U.S. dollars, up 171 percent; rice of 78 million U.S. dollars, up 200 percent; and the rest amount was the products of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
The main foreign trade partners with the country are the United States, European countries, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan and Canada.
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