Thailand's annual exports rose 35.2 percent in April from a year before to $14.09 billion, but that value was down from March's $16.25 billion due to Thai holidays and disruption caused by air travel problems in Europe.

Export growth was led by a pick-up in electronics good, autos and electrical appliances as trade to all key markets expanded.

China has emerged as Thailand's top market this year, overtaking the United States in a structural realignment as exporters adjust to a new reality in which U.S., Japanese and European consumers are no longer the main buyers.

Annual exports are equivalent to over 60 percent of GDP. (Reuters)