Exports of mining goods grew 40.3% year-on-year in June. Export growth missed the 15.8% forecast by a Reuters poll and was sharply down from May's 32.5% growth. Exports of mining goods grew 40.3%, driven by rising prices and shipment volumes of liquefied natural gas, the data showed. Imports of intermediate and capital goods rose but consumption goods, which totalled 5.62 billion ringgit (43.6 billion baht) or 8.9% of total imports, declined by 5.2%. The trade surplus in June widened to 9.9 billion ringgit (76.9 billion baht) from May's 5.5 billion ringgit.

Source: Bangkok Post August 04, 2017 06:33 UTC