Bangkok Post – Dec exports rise 4.7% year-on-year, less than forecast

Thailand’s customs-based exports rose for a fifth straight month in December, up 4.7% from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.

The reading compared with a forecast for a 6.0% year-on-year increase for December in a Reuters poll, and followed November’s 4.9% rise.

In December, imports fell 3.1% year-on-year, creating a trade surplus of $0.97 billion.

In December,…