Thailand headline CPI rises 6.41% YoY in September, less than expected


BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s overall consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.41% in September from a year earlier, Commerce Ministry data showed on Wednesday.

The reading was compared with a forecast of a 6.60% increase in September in a Reuters poll and trailed the 7.86% increase in August. The core CPI index rose 3.12% in September from a year ago, versus an expected rise of 3.20%.