Thailand Q2 GDP growth slows to 1.8% despite tourism recovery

Annual outlook lowered to 2.5-3.0% as weak exports weigh on economy

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Tourists at the Wat Phra Kaew temple in Bangkok on Aug. 7: Thailand's GDP growth slowed to 1.8% in the second quarter despite recovery in the tourism sector. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- The Thai economy expanded 1.8% in the April to June quarter from a year earlier, according to data released by the National Economic and Social Development Council on Monday.

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