Inflation falls for sixth month in a row

Thailand's headline consumer price index fell for a sixth consecutive month in September, declining by 0.72% year-on-year, but the country has yet to encounter a recession, says the Commerce Ministry.

- PHUSADEE ARUNMAS

A woman shops for vegetables at a Bangkok supermarket. Cheaper vegetables contributed to a drop in headline inflation in September.

(SOMHATAI MOSIKA)

The index stood at 100.11 last month, compared with 100.14 in August.

The main contributing factor was the decrease in energy prices, including electricity and fuel, driven by the government's cost of living relief measures as well as falling energy prices in the global market.

The prices of fresh food items, especially chicken eggs, fresh vegetables and fresh fruits, were still lower than those of last year. Other goods and services did not have a significant impact on the rate of inflation.