BANGKOK, July 2 (Reuters) - Thailand's exports are expected to rise 1% to 2% this year, the Thai National Shippers' Council said on Tuesday, maintaining a previous forecast.
Export growth in the first half of 2024 will also be 1% to 2%, driven by rice, rubber, auto parts and electronic parts, council chair Chaichan Chareonsuk told a news briefing.
Thailand's exports, a key driver of the economy, rose 7.2% in May from a year earlier, expanding at the fastest pace in four months, according to commerce ministry data.
Shipments increased 2.6% in the January-May period from a year earlier, after falling 1% in the whole of 2023. (Reporting by Orathai Sriring and Thanadech Staporncharnchai; Writing by Chayut Setboonsarng; Editing by Devjyot Ghoshal)
