Nov exports rose 4.9% y/y, below forecast

Thailand’s customs-based exports rose for a fourth straight month in November, up 4.9% from a year earlier, Customs Department data showed, but were short of expectations.

The reading compared with a forecast for a 6.3% year-on-year increase for November in a Reuters poll and followed October’s 8% year-on-year rise.

Imports jumped 10.1% in November from a…