Thai Q1 GDP growth beats forecast
BANGKOK: Thailand's economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter, official data showed on Monday , helped by a rebound in private consumption and tourism which will help counter a slowdown in exports.
Economists in a Reuters poll had expected gross domestic product to expand 2.3 per cent year-on-year in the January to March period after increasing 1.4 per cent in the previous three months.
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