© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks shop inside a market amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, November 16, 2021. REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s leading consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.98% in October from a year earlier, Commerce Ministry data showed on Monday.
The results compared with October’s forecast for a 6.0% increase in a Reuters poll and followed a 6.41% gain in September. Core CPI rose 3.17% in October compared to October. a year ago, compared with a forecast increase of 3.20%.
