September exports better than predicted as Thai recovery accelerates


Thailand's exports are recovering from the Covid-19 fallout faster than those in Europe and the United States. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Thailand’s exports continued to recover in September, fetching US$19.6 billion for a smaller-than-expected drop of 3.56 per cent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday (Oct 22).

Reuters had forecast a drop of 4.08 per cent after exports fell by 7.94 per cent in August.

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