Aat said that normally,exports in the first quarter of the year expand strongly, then slow somewhat in the second and third quarters.
Factors at risk of slowing down exports this year are the debt woes in Greece, a slower Chinese economy,and high household debt among Asean countries.
The economic recovery in the United States seems to be a hope for Thailand.
Noporn Thepsithar, president of the Thai National Shippers Council, said global currency volatility was expected to be prevalent, and Thai exports would expand by just 1.5 percent this year.
The TNSC's prediction is in line with the Finance Ministry's forecast of 1.4 percent export growth this year.