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Thai August exports rise 24.3% on year, close to forecast
BANGKOK: Thailand’s customs-cleared exports rose 24.3% in August from a year earlier, the commerce ministry said on Friday, just below analysts’ expectations. The August reading compared with a forecast rise of 24.9% in a Reuters poll, and followed an increase of 21.6% the previous month. Imports rose 25.1% in August from a year earlier. Thailand recorded a trade deficit of $2.48 billion in August, compared with a forecast of a $3.9 billion deficit. August shipments to the United States, Thailand’s largest market, jumped 48.7% from a year earlier, while exports to China rose 15.5%, the ministr...
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