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Overview
Value based on Baht
| |
1999
(Jan.-Mar.)
|
2000
(Jan.-Mar.)
|
|
Million
Baht
|
% Change
|
Million
Baht
|
% Change
|
| Export |
480,264
|
-25.8
|
635,493
|
32.3
|
| Import |
423,005
|
-18.0
|
525,178
|
24.2
|
| Trade Balance |
57,259
|
-
|
110,315
|
-
|
|
Value based on us dollar
| |
1999
(Jan.-Mar.)
|
2000
(Jan.-Mar.)
|
|
Million
dollar
|
% Change
|
Million
dollar
|
% Change
|
| Export |
13,073
|
-4.1
|
16,904
|
29.3
|
| Import |
11,389
|
5.8
|
13,857
|
21.7
|
| Trade Balance |
1,684
|
-
|
3,046
|
-
|
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Interesting Issues :
• Export : increased in a rapid rate both in Baht and
Us dollar term
• Export price of Agricultural and Industrial-Agricultural
Products : The price still decrease, but the increase in export
quantity caused export value to increase.
• Ministry of Commerce : They revised export plan from
expanding 6% to 9.5-12.0 % in term of US dollar because of
a rapid growth in export during the first quarter of 2000,
which increased 29.3%
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