BANGKOK, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's exports continued the expansion streak for the seventh month in a row, rising 17.1 percent year on year in September, amid continuous recovery of global demand, official data showed Tuesday.

The strong export growth was led by the rising shipment of agricultural and agro-industrial products, as well as manufacturing products, which was also lifted by a weakening Thai baht that has increased the competitiveness of Thailand's goods in the global market, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

The Southeast Asian country's imports climbed 30.3 percent from one year earlier last month, leading to a trade surplus of 609.84 million U.S. dollars, the ministry data showed.

In the first nine months of the year, the country's exports rose 15.5 percent year on year, while that of imports surged 30.9 percent compared with one year earlier. Enditem

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