Economic Indicators
Thai export seen up 8% this year – shippers
2022.10.03 23:52
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view of Bangkok’s port amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 21, 2020. Picture taken June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s exports are expected to rise 8% this year, the top end of a previous forecasts range of 6% to 8%, helped by increased demand for food amid global food insecurity, the national shippers’ group said on Tuesday.
Exports, which rose 11% in January-August from a year earlier, should continue its momentum, Chaichan Chareonsuk, chairman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council, told a news conference.
