Thai Finance Ministry Maintains 2026 Growth Forecast at 2.0% Despite Weaker Exports
Thailand's economy is expected to grow 2.0% this year, the finance ministry said on Tuesday, maintaining its previous forecast, with support from tourism and domestic demand likely to offset a slowdown in export growth.
Exports, a key driver of Thai growth, are predicted to rise 1.0% this year, compared with an earlier forecast of a 1.5% decline, Vinit Visessuvanapoom, head of the finance ministry's fiscal policy office, told a press conference.
But the growth in shipments is expected to slow from the 12.9% rate reached in 2025 due to the high base, softer global trade volumes, and risks from U.S. trade countermeasures, the ministry said...
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