{"asset":"news","key":"7309","locale":"en","id":"news:7309:en","entityId":"news:7309","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/7309","state":"ready","title":"Cambodia–Japan trade reported up 17.2% to over US$1.2 billion in first five months","summary":"Customs figures cited in the report put January–May trade above US$1.2 billion, with Cambodian exports of US$766 million and imports of US$434 million. A chamber official linked growth to RCEP implementation.","body":"Cambodia–Japan trade is growing strongly. The report interprets the figures as demonstrating Japanese investors’ confidence in Cambodia’s business environment.\nAccording to General Department of Customs and Excise figures cited in the article, bilateral trade exceeded US$1.2 billion in January–May 2026, up 17.2% from the same period a year earlier.\nThe report describes the result as reflecting deeper economic and trade cooperation and supporting Cambodia’s full-year foreign-trade growth.\nIn the first five months, Cambodian exports to Japan reached US$766 million, up 20.6%, while imports from Japan reached US$434 million, up 11.8%.\nCambodia Chamber of Commerce vice-president 林兴 attributed much of the continued trade growth to the implementation and effective operation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, RCEP.\nThe report says bilateral trade spans nearly all major sectors, with clothing, accessories and some agricultural products particularly prominent.\nIt also cites the previous full year’s trade at more than US$2.53 billion, up 17.14%. Cambodian exports to Japan were US$1.57 billion, up 11.86%, and imports were US$956 million, up 27%.\nThe report concludes that renewed growth in early 2026 indicates sustained bilateral cooperation, a leading role in Cambodia’s international economic ties and wider opportunities for local manufacturing and agriculture.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"13172","languageVersionId":"6424","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.KrM5whQW1cC5YtouifB9aa4EsSaqu_mBsJDBmVzwTu4"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"172","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2026-06-21T05:32:00Z"}