Border trade drops 2.97 per cent in first 11 months of year
Border trade in the first 11 months of 2019 fell 2.94 per cent year on year to Bt1.23 trillion, the Department of Foreign Trade under the Commerce Ministry revealed.
Keerati Rushchano, director-general of the department, said that Malaysia remained Thailand’s top trade partner among border countries with Bt476 billion, down 8.76 per cent, followed by Laos Bt181 billion, Myanmar Bt180 billion and Cambodia Bt146 billion while border trade with the southern province of China was worth Bt118 billion — up 25.31 per cent — followed by Singapore Bt67 billion and Vietnam Bt60 billion.
The Nation Reporter
