KRIT PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORNThe prospect of Thailand's exports growing by 5% this year looks good after outbound shipments for March fared better than expected, jumping 9.2% year-on-year. The Commerce Ministry yesterday reported customs-cleared exports rose 9.2% year-on-year in March to US$19.3 billion after February's 2.8% drop. In March, imports rose 19.3% from March 2016 to $19.3 billion, yielding a trade surplus of $1.62 billion. For the first three months of 2017, Thailand's exports rose 4.9% to $56.5 billion, the highest rate in the past four years. Imports rose accordingly by 14.8% to $52.4 billion, yielding a trade surplus of $ 4.1 billion for the first quarter.

Source: Bangkok Post April 24, 2017 21:22 UTC