BANGKOK, Feb 26 (TNA) – Thailand’s manufacturing
production index (MPI) increased 0.18 percent in January, according to the
Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
OIE’s Director-General Nattapol Rangsitpol reported on Tuesday
that Thailand’s factory output rose 0.18 percent last month from a year
earlier, led by cars, air conditioners and sugar.
The car production jumped 8.69 percent, air conditioners
15.9 percent and sugar 3.56 percent, said Mr. Nattapol.
In the meantime, on the negative side, the production of
electric motor shrunk 22.45 percent, computer 11.10 percent and steel 7.6
percent, he noted.
Mr. Nattapol added that the Office forecast MPI of 2019
would increase 2.3 percent, considering more Chinese investment projects amid
trade tensions with the US. (TNA)
