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Thailand's Sept foreign tourist arrivals up 10% y/y

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05:5928/10/2019, Monday
U: 28/10/2019, Monday
REUTERS
Long-tail boats with tourists are seen in a beach in Koh Poda island near Krabi, Thailand October 22, 2019. Picture taken October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Long-tail boats with tourists are seen in a beach in Koh Poda island near Krabi, Thailand October 22, 2019. Picture taken October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Tourist arrivals in Thailand rose 10.11% in September from a year earlier, after an increase of 7.35% in August, the tourism ministry said in a statement.

A total of 2.9 million tourists in September spent 139.6 billion baht ($4.62 billion), up 8.73% from a year earlier.

Visitors from China, Thailand's biggest source of tourists, totalled 852,130 in September, up 31.56% from a year earlier. It rose 18.89% in August.

In the January-September period, overall tourist arrivals totalled 29.47 million, up 3.5% from a year earlier.

Foreign tourist receipts make up about 12% of Thailand's gross domestic product (GDP). ($1 = 30.20 baht)

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