Thai exports in April boosted by global economic recovery
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Thailand’s exports in April came in at US$16.86 billion (Bt580.15 billion), up 8.49 per cent from the same period last year, thanks to a recovering global economy, the Commerce Ministry reported on Monday.
For the first four months of the year, overseas shipments reached $73.32 billion, some 5.69 per cent higher year on year.
“This is the highest recorded growth in six years,” Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the ministry’s trade policy and strategy office, said.
The country’s imports over the four-month period were recorded at $69.21 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 14.47 per cent, she added.
