The dollar value of Thai exports fell for a seventh straight month in April,down 7.6% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday, as global demand remained slow. The decline was far more than the 2% fall forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, and came after a 4.2% drop in March. Exports in April were valued at $21.72 billion, compared with $27.65 billion in March, which was the highest in 12 months. The country posted a trade deficit of $1.47 billion in April, versus a forecast deficit of $450 million, as imports showed a 7.3% year-on-year contraction. In the January-April period, exports declined 5.2% from a year earlier, with imports down 2.2% and a trade deficit at $4.52 billion. (ICE BANGKOK)

Fonte notizia: Bangkok Post