BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai exports fell in January and imports slumped, reflecting the deepening toll prolonged political unrest is taking on the economy and increasing pressure on the central bank to cut already-low interest rates.
The Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday that exports fell 1.98 percent in January from a year earlier, compared with a Reuters poll forecast for zero growth. In December, exports rose 1.87 percent.
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