April exports down 26.1%

Exports in April nosedived 26.1 per cent while imports plunged 36.3 per cent, Commerce Ministry permanent secretary Siripol Yodmuangcharoen said on Wednesday.

The export value last month was US$10.429 million while the import value stood at US$9.834 million, resulting in a trade surplus of US$ 595 million, Mr Siripol said.

The export revenue in the first four months of 2009 was US$44.216 billion, lower than the same period of last year by 21.9 per cent. At the same time, the import value was US$36.566, down by 37.3 per cent.