By Rahul Trivedi

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Thailand’s economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as weak household consumption offset gains from strong exports, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy was estimated to have expanded 2.5% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, the August 12-15 survey of 21 economists showed. Estimates ranged between 1.6% and 2.9%.

The economy grew 3.1% in the first three months of 2025, and the government is scheduled to release the second-quarter data on August 18.

On a quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted basis, gross domestic product (GDP) likely expanded 0.3%, a smaller poll sample showed, slowing from 0.7% in the first quarter.

ANZ economist Krystal Tan said high-frequency data showed a recovery in

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