PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's international trade totaled more than $35.16 billion in the first nine months of this year, inching down 3.5 percent from the same period last year, the General Department of Customs and Excise's report showed on Tuesday.

From January to September, the Kingdom exported $16.94 billion worth of goods to foreign markets, a year-on-year decrease of 0.8 percent, while its imports dropped by 5.9 percent to $18.21 billion, the source pointed out.

Cambodia's biggest markets are the U.S., China, Vietnam, Japan, China, Germany, Canada, and the UK.

The Kingdom's main products exported include garments, machinery and electrical equipment, footwear products, leather goods, grain, furniture, rubber, fruits, vegetables, pearls, toys, and textiles.

The garment, footwear, and travel goods industry is the largest foreign exchange earner for Cambodia. The sector consists of roughly 1,133 factories and branches, employing approximately 840,000 workers, mostly female.

In 2022, Cambodia exported a total of $22.4 billion worth of goods, up 16.4 percent from a year earlier, and imported $29.9 billion, up 4.3 percent, the official report showed.