Tailândia Balança Comercial

Thailand's trade deficit declined to USD 1.88 billion in January 2025 from USD 2.76 billion in the same month of the previous year, compared to market estimates of a USD 1.9 billion gap as exports rose much more than imports. Sales grew 13.6% from a year earlier to USD 25.28 billion, the seventh consecutive month of expansion, above market forecasts of 7.15% and December's print of an 8.7% rise. Meanwhile, purchases climbed by 7.9% to USD 27.16 billion, the eighth straight month of growth, easing sharply from a 14.9% jump in December, surpassing market estimates of a 2.95% rise. Last year, the trade balance registered a deficit of USD 6.28 billion, with exports rising by 5.4%, less than the 6.3% growth in imports.