Thailand - Impor

Imports to Thailand contracted 7.57 percent year-on-year to USD 20.25 billion in October 2019, following a 4.24 percent drop in the previous month and compared to market estimates of a 6.6 percent decrease. In the first ten months of the year, imports dropped by 4.09 percent from the preceding year. Many of the materials Thailand imports are assembled into completed goods and shipped out again.

Imports to Thailand contracted 4.24 percent year-on-year to USD 19.21 bilion in September 2019, following a 14.62 percent slump in the previous month and compared with market estimates of a 5 percent decrease. In the first nine months of the year, purchases fell 3.68 percent. Many of the materials Thailand imports are assembled into completed goods and shipped out again.

Imports to Thailand plunged 14.62 percent year-on-year to USD 19.86 billion in August 2019, much worse than market consensus of a 4.75 percent drop and after a 1.67 percent gain in the previous month. Many of the materials Thailand imports are assembled into completed goods and shipped out again.

Imports to Thailand rose 1.67 percent year-on-year to USD 21.09 billion in July 2019, easily beating market forecasts of a 5.4 percent decline and following a 9.44 percent slump in the previous month. This marked the first yearly increase in inbound shipments in six months. Many of the materials Thailand imports are assembled into completed goods and shipped out again. Considering January to July, imports dropped 1.81 percent from a year earlier.

Imports to Thailand tumbled 9.44 percent from a year earlier to USD 18.20 billion in June 2019, worse than market forecasts of a 2.96 percent decline and far steeper than a 0.64 percent decrease in the preceding month. This was the fifth straight month of yearly decrease in inbound shipments. Many of the materials Thailand imports are assembled into completed goods and shipped out again. Considering January to June 2019, purchases were down 2.41 percent from a year earlier.

Imports to Thailand shrank 0.64 percent from a year earlier to USD 20.84 billion in May 2019, less than market forecasts of a 1.9 percent decline and following a 0.72 percent decrease. This was the fourth straight month of yearly decrease in inbound shipments. Many of the materials Thailand imports are assembled into completed goods and shipped out again. Considering January to May of the year, purchases slipped 0.9 percent year-on-year.