BANGKOK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Thailand recorded a current account deficit of $1.1 billion in October after a deficit of $1.3 billion the previous month, the central bank said on Tuesday.

Exports, a key driver of growth, rose 17.0% in October from a year earlier, with imports up 20.1% year-on-year and a trade surplus of $3.8 billion. (Reporting by Kitphong Thaichareon, Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Editing by Martin Petty)