Thai exports jump most in four years on AI-led electronics boom

Outbound shipments of electronic products and stronger inbound demand for raw materials and machinery pushed Thailand’s exports and imports to their highest levels in four years, as the country seeks a trade agreement with the United States.

Thai exports jumped 24.4% in January from a year earlier, while imports soared 29.4%, Commerce Ministry data showed on Monday. Both figures far exceeded even the most optimistic estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists and marked the fastest growth since late 2021.