Cambodia sees 1.48 bln USD trade deficit in 9 months

Cambodia has seen a trade deficit of 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2013, according to the Commerce Ministry’s data on Friday. The total import and export volume was valued at 11.82 billion U.S. dollars during the January-September period this year, up 20 percent from the 9.88 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, the data said. Export rose by 28 percent to 5.17 billion U.S. dollars, while import went up by 16 percent to 6.65 billion U.S. dollars, leading the trade deficit of 1.48 billion U.S. dollars. …

Xinhuanet News Staff
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