BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s exports beat forecasts with the fastest growth rate in more than three years in September after a surge in U.S. shipments, prompting the commerce ministry to raise its export forecast for the whole of 2025.

Exports THCEX=ECI, a key driver of the Thai economy, rose 19.0% in September from a year earlier, the fastest rate of growth in 42 months, the commerce ministry said on Monday, beating analysts’ expectations of a rise of 7.0% and following an annual rise of 5.8% in August.

Exports were boosted by clarity on U.S. tariffs, as well as signs of a relaxation in U.S. trade measures compared with earlier periods, which helped improve the global trade environment, the ministry said in a statement.

“U.S. tariffs on Thailand have had a relatively limited direct i

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