BANGKOK, Aug 11 – Bilateral trade between Thailand and neighboring Cambodia improved in the first six months of this year, according to a Thai commercial officer.
Jiranan Wongmongkol, director of the Thai International Trade Promotion Office in Phnom Penh said yesterday that Thai exports to Cambodia during the first half of this year rose 9.1 per cent year on year to reach US$2.34 billion or Bt75.69 billion.
Thailand’s main exports to China included petroleum, gems and jewelry, beverages, construction materials, sugar, cosmetics, soaps and skin care products, and vehicles and parts.
Mrs Jiranan said Cambodia’s imports from Thailand during the period climbed 59 per cent year on year to $257 million with key items being electrical machinery and parts, agricultural products, cable wires, ore and iron, garments, and shoes.
