Thailand's trade with free-trade agreement (FTA) partners rose by 21.8% year-on-year to over US$240 billion in the first half of this year. The key markets driving this growth include Singapore, Australia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam and India.
Chotima Iemsawasdikul, director-general of the Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN), said trade with 18 FTA partners accounted for 57.3% of the country's total international trade during the same period.
Exports to FTA nations totalled $105.4 billion, up 12.6%, and imports reached $138.1 billion, up 30%.
