... It high trade deficit wider than first quarter finance trade deficit widened to four point five billion bath in the first quarter nineteen eighty seven from to point one billion a year ago a business economics department said it set january march imports rose to sixty five point one billion bath from fifty eight point seven million thailand improve business climate this year resulted in a kanti seven percent increase in imports of from at t chill in semi finish products the countries oil import bill however fed qur d.c. percent in the first voted to lower oil prices the department said first quarter exports expanded the sixty point six billion path crew fifty six point six billion export growth was more a than expected due to lower earnings to many key commodities including rice was earnings decline dating percent may sixty six percent sugar forty five percent in twenty six percent and can pineapple seven percent the orders is a string high export growth would jury up sixty four percent clothing fifty seven percent and rubber thirty five percent