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Thailand trade balance shifted to a surplus of USD 0.51 billion in October 2019 from a deficit of USD 0.17 billion in the same month a year earlier and compared to market expectations of a surplus of USD 0.4 billion. Year-on-year, exports fell 4.54 percent to USD 20.76 billion, while imports dropped at a faster 7.57 percent to USD 20.25 billion. Considering the first ten months of the year, the country registered a trade surplus of USD 7.89 billion, up from a surplus of USD 4.38 billion in the corresponding period the prior year.

Thailand trade surplus rose to USD 1.28 billion in September 2019 from 0.71 billion in the same month the previous year bur missing market forecasts of a surplus USD 2.14 billion. Year-on-year, exports dropped by 1.39 percent, while imports declined at a faster 4.24 percent.

Thailand trade balance shifted to a USD 2.05 billion surplus in August 2019 from a USD 0.44 billion deficit in the same month a year earlier and easily beating market expectations of USD 0.45 billion surplus. Exports fell by 4 percent year-on-year to USD 21.91 billion and imports slumped 14.62 percent to USD 19.86 billion. From January to August 2019, the country's trade surplus widened markedly to USD 6.1 billion from USD 3.84 billion in the same period the prior year, with exports declining by 2.19 percent and imports falling at a faster 3.61 percent.

Thailand posted a trade surplus of USD 0.11 billion in July 2019, compared to a USD 0.41 billion deficit in the same month a year earlier but below market expectations of USD 0.54 billion surplus. Exports rose for the first time in five months by 4.28 percent to USD 21.20 billion, while imports increased at a softer 1.67 percent to USD 21.09 billion. In January-July, the country's trade surplus narrowed to USD 4.05 billion from USD 4.28 billion in the same period last year, as exports fell 1.91 percent and imports were down 1.81 percent.

Thailand's trade surplus widened sharply to USD 3.21 billion in June 2019 from USD 1.73 billion in the same month a year earlier, easily beating market consensus of a USD 0.83 billion surplus. Exports fell 2.15 percent to USD 21.41 billion while imports plunged 9.44 percent to USD 18.12 billion. Considering the first half of the year, the country's trade surplus decreased to USD 3.94 billion from USD 4.26 billion in the corresponding period of 2018.

Thailand's trade surplus plunged to 0.18 billion in May 2019 from USD 1.34 billion in the same month a year earlier and missing market consensus of a USD 0.8 billion surplus. Exports fell 5.79 percent year-on-year to USD 21.02 billion, while imports shrank at a softer 0.64 percent to USD 20.84 billion. Considering the first five months of the year, the country's trade surplus tumbled to USD 0.72 billion from USD 2.53 billion in the corresponding period the previous year.