Thai exports beat forecast in July but growth to slow due to tariffs
Published on: Sunday 24 August 2025
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's export growth slowed in July but beat forecasts as shipments accelerated ahead of U.S. tariffs, but growth is set to slow over the rest of the year after those tariffs took effect, the commerce ministry said on Monday. Customs-cleared exports rose 11% in July from a year earlier, the ministry said, beating a forecast 9.6% year-on-year increase in a Reuters poll, but down from a rise of 15.5% in June. In the first seven months of 2025, exports, a key driver of the economy, rose 14.4% from a year earlier.