# Thai Aug exports see sharp surge, despite strong baht – Customs Today Newspaper

> Thailand's August exports rose 13.2% year on year, the fastest pace since January 2013, beating a Reuters poll forecast of 4.93%. Exports to the United States hit a record and shipments to China grew over 20% for ten months. The commerce ministry expects 7% export growth in 2017 despite the strong baht.

- Date: 2017-09-21 · published 2017-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Thailand · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69227-thai-aug-exports-see-sharp-surge-despite-strong-baht-customs-today-newspaper
- Commodities: [Thai Baht (THB per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDTHB.md)

## Why it matters

Strong export volumes point to healthy Thai industrial and trade activity, a mild supportive signal for demand for imported commodities, though the story is mainly about trade rather than feed markets.

## Sources

- customstoday.media: https://customstoday.media/thai-aug-exports-see-sharp-surge-despite-strong-baht/

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