Thailand warns of hit from US tariffs even as growth beats
Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Pathom Sangwongwanich / Bloomberg • • 4 min read
Like other Asian economies in the first half of 2025, Thailand appears to have benefited from the frontloading of exports ahead of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Photo: Bloomberg
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Thailand’s top economic council called for urgent structural reforms as exports are threatened by US tariffs, even after second-quarter growth surpassed estimates on a rush by businesses to ship goods to beat the new levies.
Gross domestic product in the three months through June rose 2.8% from a year earlier, the National Economic and Social Development Council said Monday. That exceeded the 2.7% median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey, and compared with a 3.2% pace in the first quarter.
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