Thai export growth misses forecast in Dec, small rise seen in 2024

Tourists take pictures at Wat Arun Buddhist temple in Bangkok - AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand's exports rose for a fifth straight month in December but at a slower pace and less than analysts' forecasts, and the commerce ministry said on Friday that it expected small export growth in 2024 after a slight drop last year.

Customs-based exports rose 4.7% in December from a year earlier, compared with a forecast for a 6.0% year-on-year increase in a Reuters poll, and following November's 4.9% rise.