Listen to this articleThe US dollar value of Thai exports rose 7.1% in November from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, slightly below market expectations. The export growth figure for November compared with a forecast 8.25% year-on-year increase in a Reuters poll, and followed a 5.7% rise in October. The ministry has forecast export growth of between 11.6% and 12.1% for the whole of 2025. Import value in November increased 17.6% from a year earlier, versus a forecast rise of 14%, leading to a trade deficit of $2.73 billion, against a forecast of $1.12 billion. Mr Nantapong defended the trade deficit, saying most of the imports were capital goods and raw materials used to support higher production of export goods.
