KONTAN.CO.ID - BANGKOK. Thailand's customs-based exports contracted less than expected in March as some key shipments improved, and the commerce ministry said on Wednesday it was expecting some export growth for the full year. Exports, a key driver of growth, dropped 4.2% in March from a year earlier, far better than the forecast for a year-on-year drop of 14% for March in a Reuters poll. March's export value of $27.65 billion was the highest in a year, the ministry said.
Thailand March Export Fall Less Than Expected, Value at a Year High
KONTAN.CO.ID - BANGKOK. Thailand's customs-based exports contracted less than expected in March as some key shipments improved, and the commerce ministry said on Wednesday it was expecting some export growth for the full year. Exports, a key driver of growth, dropped 4.2% in March from a year earlier, far better than the forecast for a year-on-year drop of 14% for March in a Reuters poll. March's export value of $27.65 billion was the highest in a year, the ministry said.