Australia's garment imports from Cambodia rose to $42.575 million in the period from January to March 2023, up from $38.347 million in the period from October to December 2022, and $26.651 million in the period from January to March 2022. Shipments totalled $37.390 million in July-September and $28.536 million in April-June of the previous year, according to data obtained from Fibre2Fashion's market insight tool TexPro.
Annual trade data paints a similar picture. Imports from Cambodia reached $140.926 million in 2022, compared to shipments totalling $112.846 million in 2021. Australia's apparel imports from Cambodia fell to $96.221 million in 2020, down from $116.376 million in 2019, but rebounded in 2021 and increased further in 2022. Inbound shipments were valued at $99.487 million in 2018, according to TexPro.
In a product-wise analysis, Australia imported trousers and shorts worth $10.655 million during the first quarter of this year, accounting for 26.03 per cent of the total. The import value of jerseys was $9.071 million (22.16 per cent), innerwear $3.699 million (9.04 per cent), T-shirts $3.650 million (8.92 per cent), and shirts $3.546 million (8.66 per cent).
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (KUL)