Exports up 4.55% in March
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Thailand's export shipment in March grew 4.55 per cent year on year to US$20.76 billion, as monetary easing in the US and Japan raised demand for Thai products.
The exports showed a growth despite stronger baht.
Imports in March alone dropped 11.52 per cent to $21.63 billion.
The Commerce Ministry's data showed that exports in the first quarter of this year rose slightly by 4.26 percent to $56.96 billion.
Imports in the first quarter surged 8.44 percent to $64.87 billion.
Thailand posted a total trade deficit of $7.91billion in the first quarter, including $867.1 million in March.
The Commerce Ministry has maintained its annualised export growth of 8-9 per cent, while the baht has appreciated by 6 per cent for US dollar so far this year.
